Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hardwick Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 421st lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hardwick Road (WF8 3QS) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwick Road (WF8 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carleton Park Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rhodes Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hardwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ackworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moxon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sides Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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