Crimes Committed Near Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT in August 2025
Summary
Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT is within the Wakefield East policing neighbourhood, under the West Yorkshire Police force area.
There were 107 crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 252 reported crimes per 1,000 people
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Medium
Bicycle theft: None
Burglary: Medium
Criminal damage and arson: High
Drugs: Low
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Low
Public order: Medium
Robbery: Low
Shoplifting: Very Low
Theft from the person: Very Low
Vehicle crime: Medium
Violence and sexual offences: High
List of Crimes Nearby
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Anti-social behaviour
These are the 18 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Atkinson Lane |
| August 2025 | On or near Atkinson Lane |
| August 2025 | On or near Bailey Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Bexhill Close |
| August 2025 | On or near Cavendish Avenue |
| August 2025 | On or near Dandy Mill Croft |
| August 2025 | On or near Dandy Mill View |
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair |
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair |
| August 2025 | On or near Petrol Station |
| August 2025 | On or near Pontefract Baghill |
| August 2025 | On or near Richmond Court |
| August 2025 | On or near Richmond Court |
| August 2025 | On or near Richmond Court |
| August 2025 | On or near Richmond Court |
| August 2025 | On or near Richmond Court |
| August 2025 | On or near Richmond Court |
| August 2025 | On or near Richmond Court |
Bicycle theft
This is the 1 Bicycle theft crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair | Under investigation |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 10 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Baghill Lane | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Bondgate | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Castle Grove | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Keats Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Thackray Lane | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Thackray Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Other theft
This is the 1 Other theft crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Northfield Drive | Under investigation |
Possession of weapons
This is the 1 Possession of weapons crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair | Under investigation |
Public order
These are the 14 Public order crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Atkinson Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Baghill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Castle Chain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Castle Chain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near De Lacy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Monkhill Drive | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Northfield Drive | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Sandrock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
Robbery
These are the 3 Robbery crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
Shoplifting
These are the 15 Shoplifting crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Theft from the person
This is the 1 Theft from the person crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Castle Garth | Under investigation |
Vehicle crime
These are the 2 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Ferrybridge Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 41 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NT. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Ashworth Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Bexhill Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Bond Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Cromwell Mount | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Dandy Mill Croft | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near De Lacy Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near De Lacy Way | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Eastfield Drive | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Ferrybridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Finkle Street | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Fox Terrace | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Fox Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Horse Fair | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Keats Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Keats Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Keats Close | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Kipling Grove | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Libra Way | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Libra Way | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Libra Way | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Micklegate | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Micklegate | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Monkhill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Monkhill Drive | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Monkhill Drive | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Monkhill Drive | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Northfield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Northfield Drive | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| August 2025 | On or near Richmond Court | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Richmond Court | Local resolution |
| August 2025 | On or near Richmond Court | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Sandrock Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Stella Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| August 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Walkergate | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Wilson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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