Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF7 7FB
How much crime is recorded in WF7 7FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ackworth & Darrington
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,759 (2024)
WF7 7FBPontefract
How safe is WF7 7FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF7 7FB 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 7FBNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.14.6
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.42.4
Burglary1.29.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.