Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 126.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 94.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hartley Park Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 361st highest 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 Hartley Park Avenue (WF8 4AW) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartley Park Avenue (WF8 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfield Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbourne Mount (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartley Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfield Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armstrong Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmount Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Love Lane Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Drivers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drivers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drivers Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardistry Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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