Crime Rates at Church View, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3QG

Church View area has the 47th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 369th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church View (WF9 3QG) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% higher than the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church View (WF9 3QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Estate (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.