Total Crime Rate

208.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Florin Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 169th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Florin Way (WF8 4DG) in the last 12 months was 208.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Florin Way (WF8 4DG), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Square. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Florin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Florin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order East Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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