Pontefract North ward · Wakefield. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 65 or over: 16.4% here, compared with 18.8% across Wakefield (2.4 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 20% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (1.4 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 23.3% here, compared with 24.4% across Wakefield (1.2 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Pontefract North ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,336 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,468 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Pontefract North ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 217 mapped crimes in September 2024; 234 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Pontefract North
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
217
52
October 2024
226
41
November 2024
206
33
December 2024
205
35
January 2025
197
14
February 2025
171
21
March 2025
196
30
April 2025
187
37
May 2025
230
25
June 2025
203
27
July 2025
202
38
August 2025
228
41
September 2025
159
16
October 2025
202
25
November 2025
191
17
December 2025
222
14
January 2026
185
24
February 2026
168
23
March 2026
203
47
April 2026
186
42
May 2026
194
28
June 2026
167
28
July 2026
225
59
August 2026
234
39
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Pontefract North
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,071
shoplifting
370
public order
207
criminal damage arson
161
other theft
134
vehicle crime
93
burglary
77
drugs
73
other crime
69
robbery
37
theft from the person
20
possession of weapons
18
bicycle theft
6
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
