Crime Rates at Pine Tree Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4LS

Pine Tree Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pine Tree Avenue (WF8 4LS) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pine Tree Avenue (WF8 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larks Hill, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Rise (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.