Crime Rates at Hardcastle Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4PG

Hardcastle Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Hardcastle Avenue (WF8 4PG) in the last 12 months was 535.4 per 1,000 residents and was 266.2% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 216.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardcastle Avenue (WF8 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 164 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown And Anchor Yard (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.