Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rhodes Crescent area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 371st lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rhodes Crescent (WF8 3PY) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhodes Crescent (WF8 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swanhill Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rhodes Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carleton Crest Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Lea Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carleton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sides Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moxon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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