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Crime Rates in Shield Way, Pontefract, WF8 4GJ

Crime Rate

149

Average 5/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 10.12.2025

Annual total crime rate in your local area is 149 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

The address is located within Wakefield (local authority district). Annual total crime rate in Wakefield is 129 per thousand population, which can be rated as 6 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates by type

Violence and sexual offences 69.3 6/10

Robbery 1.37 3/10

Possession of weapons 1.37 4/10

Drugs 3.65 4/10

Burglary 4.56 5/10

Anti-social behaviour 17.3 4/10

Criminal damage and arson 11.9 6/10

Shoplifting 11.9 4/10

Public order 9.12 5/10

Other theft 8.2 4/10

Vehicle crime 5.01 4/10

Other crime 2.73 4/10

Bicycle theft 1.82 4/10

Theft from the person 0.912 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Above are annual crime rates by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population.

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of the local area for a specific crime type compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

A rating of 10/10 indicates that the area has the highest crime rate for this crime type, while a rating of 1/10 means that the area has the lowest crime rate for this crime type.

Crime rates in WF8 4GJ and the areas where it resides by year

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

Local Area of WF8 4GJ
Wakefield
local authority
Yorkshire and The Humber

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Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

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