Crime Rates at Mill Hill Road, Pontefract, WF8 4HY

Mill Hill Road area has the highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 3rd 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 Mill Hill Road (WF8 4HY) in the last 12 months was 2516.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1621.6% 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 275 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 24.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 382 (≈ 1067.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Hill Road (WF8 4HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ropergate, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.