Crime Rates at Castlegate Drive, Pontefract, WF8 4SH

Castlegate Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlegate Drive (WF8 4SH) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlegate Drive (WF8 4SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanover Crescent, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larks Hill (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.