Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF7 6LF
How much crime is recorded in WF7 6LF, 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
- 1,579 (2024)
WF7 6LFPontefract
How safe is WF7 6LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF7 6LF 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
27.3
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 6LFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Burglary5.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.61.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.92.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.