Total Crime Rate

215.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.5 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 215.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

Drivers Row area has the 12th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 148th 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 Drivers Row (WF8 4HF) in the last 12 months was 215.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 168.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drivers Row (WF8 4HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Avenue, where police recorded 21 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 Drivers Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armstrong Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Oswald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chantry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chantry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road 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 Drivers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drivers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drivers Row —
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Data Sources

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