Crime Rates at Camp Rise, Pontefract, WF8 4DF

Camp Rise 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 Camp Rise (WF8 4DF) 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 Camp Rise (WF8 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfield Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camp Rise (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.