Crime Rates at Cedar Close, Pontefract, WF8 4NP

Cedar Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Cedar Close (WF8 4NP) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Close (WF8 4NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel Mews, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poppy Fields Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.