Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Halfpenny Lane area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 555th 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 Halfpenny Lane (WF8 4DA) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halfpenny Lane (WF8 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watergate (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halfpenny Lane area

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

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