Postcode · Pontefract
Crime in WF9 5LB
How much crime is recorded in WF9 5LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kinsley & Fitzwilliam
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,522 (2024)
WF9 5LBPontefract
How safe is WF9 5LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 78.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF9 5LB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
78.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 5LBNational
Violence and sexual offences72.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Public order6.54.6
Burglary5.49.1
Other crime4.61.5
Other theft4.34.5
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.