Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF8 2ED
How much crime is recorded in WF8 2ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract North East
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,752 (2024)
WF8 2EDPontefract
How safe is WF8 2ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF8 2ED area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 2EDNational
Violence and sexual offences46.523.6
Burglary13.69.1
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Public order7.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft4.54.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.