Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Pontefract North
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.30 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.30 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Pontefract North
Crime trends · Pontefract North
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
99
YoY -23%
ASB
51
YoY +59%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -42%
Burglary
3
YoY -40%
Criminal damage
26
YoY +189%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
39
YoY +26%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · criminal damage rising
285
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Pontefract North
Ethnicity
Total residents: 20,305
White Brit.91.7%
Other White3.5%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Total residents: 20,291
Christian50.4%
No religion43.0%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 20,302
50–6420.0%
35–4919.4%
25–3416.3%
65–748.9%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Total households: 8,909
Other19.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
