Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF7 6HH
How much crime is recorded in WF7 6HH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streethouse & Sharlston Common
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,303 (2024)
WF7 6HHPontefract
How safe is WF7 6HH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF7 6HH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 6HHNational
Public order19.94.6
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Burglary11.09.1
Drugs10.82.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other crime2.91.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.