Crime Rates at Drivers Row, Pontefract, WF8 4HF

Drivers Row area has the 14th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 180th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 200.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 143.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drivers Row (WF8 4HF), 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.