Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF9 2AF
How much crime is recorded in WF9 2AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moorthorpe
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,429 (2024)
WF9 2AFPontefract
How safe is WF9 2AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 92.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF9 2AF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
92.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
176
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).
WF9 2AFNational
Violence and sexual offences76.723.6
Shoplifting27.98.4
Burglary19.39.1
Public order15.84.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Criminal damage and arson12.44.7
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Other theft5.74.5
Other crime4.71.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.