Crime Rates at Love Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BB

Love Lane area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 398th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Love Lane (WF8 4BB) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Love Lane (WF8 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Wakefield Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.