Total Crime Rate

2567.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2567.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 838.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 628.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 296.1 10/10
  • Public order 251.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 148.0 10/10
  • Drugs 103.4 10/10
  • Other theft 86.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 47.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.7 10/10
  • Burglary 39.1 10/10
  • Robbery 33.5 10/10
  • Other crime 27.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Hill Road area has the highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 3rd 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 Mill Hill Road (WF8 4HY) in the last 12 months was 2567.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1654.8% 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 300 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 406 (≈ 1134.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Hill Road (WF8 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Ropergate. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ropergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Button Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hardwick Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hardwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayor'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mayor'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Button Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Starwort Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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