Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF8 2TS
How much crime is recorded in WF8 2TS, 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
- 1,821 (2024)
WF8 2TSPontefract
How safe is WF8 2TS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF8 2TS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 2TSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Burglary9.59.1
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order6.14.6
Shoplifting5.48.4
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs2.42.4
Robbery0.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.