Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF7 7NU
How much crime is recorded in WF7 7NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ackworth & Darrington
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,334 (2024)
WF7 7NUPontefract
How safe is WF7 7NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF7 7NU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 7NUNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Burglary8.79.1
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft1.84.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% 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.