Total Crime Rate

153.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.6 9/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Doncaster Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 288th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doncaster Road (WF1 5DE) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% higher than the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (WF1 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Avenue. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Doncaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Wood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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