Crime in WF8 4LS
How much crime is recorded in WF8 4LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract South West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,824 (2024)
WF8 4LSPontefract
How safe is WF8 4LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF8 4LS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.