Crime Rates at Westbourne Road, Pontefract, WF8 4JY

Westbourne Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 426th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Road (WF8 4JY) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (WF8 4JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linden Terrace, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wakefield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.