Crime Rates at Camp Mount, Pontefract, WF8 4BX

Camp Mount area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 560th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Camp Mount (WF8 4BX) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camp Mount (WF8 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.