Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 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 105.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wakefield Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 440th 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 Wakefield Road (WF8 4EE) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (WF8 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wakefield Road, where police recorded 20 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 Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Drivers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drivers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drivers Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmount Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armstrong Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building 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 Hardistry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Oswald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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