Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF8 1PG
How much crime is recorded in WF8 1PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract North West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,845 (2024)
WF8 1PGPontefract
How safe is WF8 1PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 89.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF8 1PG area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
89.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
225
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).
WF8 1PGNational
Violence and sexual offences76.023.6
Shoplifting52.88.4
Anti-social behaviour28.510.7
Burglary25.49.1
Public order17.64.6
Criminal damage and arson12.64.7
Other theft9.44.5
Drugs6.72.4
Robbery4.91.4
Other crime4.21.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Theft from the person2.82.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.