Pontefract North West
Middle areaNorth east Wakefield. 9,619 people in 7.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Pontefract North West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pontefract North West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pontefract North West at a rate of 204.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 752 |
| Other crime | 317 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 289 |
| Shoplifting | 276 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 129 |
| Drug offences | 61 |
| Vehicle crime | 55 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Theft from the person | 17 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pontefract North West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Pontefract North West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pontefract North West at a rate of 204.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 197 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pontefract North West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (752), other crime (317) and anti-social behaviour (289).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wakefield
These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Pontefract North West alone. See Wakefield
Pontefract North West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pontefract North West was £215,750 in 2025.
Pontefract North West had 9,207 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Pontefract North West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pontefract North West, 70.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.