Total Crime Rate

486.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 486.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 101.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Public order 53.1 10/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colonels Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Colonels Walk (WF8 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 486.7 per 1,000 residents and was 232.7% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 199.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colonels Walk (WF8 4PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colonels Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Knight Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Love Lane Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickory Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickory Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newport Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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