Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF8 3BB
How much crime is recorded in WF8 3BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ackworth & Darrington
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
WF8 3BBPontefract
How safe is WF8 3BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF8 3BB 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
40.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 3BBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary16.19.1
Vehicle crime14.13.5
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime2.31.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.34.6
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.