Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF9 3DN
How much crime is recorded in WF9 3DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Kirkby
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,595 (2024)
WF9 3DNPontefract
How safe is WF9 3DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF9 3DN area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
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 3DNNational
Shoplifting45.48.4
Violence and sexual offences40.823.6
Burglary16.49.1
Public order11.74.6
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Other crime6.91.5
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Drugs4.42.4
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft2.54.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.