Crime Rates at Love Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4EG

Love Lane area has the 47th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 506th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Love Lane (WF8 4EG) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Love Lane (WF8 4EG), the main crime hotspot is near Wakefield Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.