Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Mount Street area has the 47th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 506th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Mount Street (WF8 4DS) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Mount Street (WF8 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Mount Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfield Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardistry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Love Lane Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Street Under investigation
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 Back Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmount Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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