Crime Rates at Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QQ

Park Lane area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 555th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lane (WF8 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lane (WF8 4QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.