Total Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.3 1/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lemon Tree Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lemon Tree Close (WF8 4RN) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

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 falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lemon Tree Close (WF8 4RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wakefield Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lemon Tree Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hadleigh Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Armstrong Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drivers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drivers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drivers Row —
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Data Sources

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