Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF7 5EE
How much crime is recorded in WF7 5EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Featherstone
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
WF7 5EEPontefract
How safe is WF7 5EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF7 5EE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WF7 5EENational
Violence and sexual offences38.623.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs3.42.4
Other crime3.41.5
Public order2.14.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.