Crime Rates at Bramble Close, Pontefract, WF8 4RT

Bramble Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 279th 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 Bramble Close (WF8 4RT) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bramble Close (WF8 4RT), 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.