Total Crime Rate

535.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

216.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 535.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 216.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.5 10/10
  • Public order 53.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hickory Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Hickory Court (WF8 4FT) in the last 12 months was 535.4 per 1,000 residents and was 266.2% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 216.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hickory Court (WF8 4FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knight Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hickory Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Watergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watergate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Love Lane Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardistry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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