Crime Rates at Love Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4DX

Love Lane area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 459th 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 Love Lane (WF8 4DX) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Love Lane (WF8 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linden Terrace, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wakefield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.