Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Westbourne Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Road (WF8 4JS) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (WF8 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A639, where police recorded 23 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 Westbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmount Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfield Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Love Lane Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A639 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A639 —
Apr 2026Public order Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cliff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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