Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF8 4PG
How much crime is recorded in WF8 4PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract North West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,502 (2024)
WF8 4PGPontefract
How safe is WF8 4PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF8 4PG 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
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 4PGNational
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Shoplifting10.88.4
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary7.09.1
Public order6.84.6
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.01.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.