Crime Rates at Stuart Road, Pontefract, WF8 4PQ

Stuart Road 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 Stuart Road (WF8 4PQ) 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 Stuart Road (WF8 4PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown And Anchor Yard (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.