Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF8 2AN
How much crime is recorded in WF8 2AN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract South East
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
WF8 2ANPontefract
How safe is WF8 2AN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 69.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF8 2AN area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
69.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 2ANNational
Violence and sexual offences58.523.6
Burglary23.89.1
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Public order10.64.6
Other crime9.51.5
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.