Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF7 5ND
How much crime is recorded in WF7 5ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Featherstone
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
WF7 5NDPontefract
How safe is WF7 5ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF7 5ND area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 5NDNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary4.49.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.