Total Crime Rate

184.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.3 9/10
  • Other theft 51.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Doncaster Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 196th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 156.4% higher than the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (WF1 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Avenue. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Wakefield

Crime Over Time in Doncaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Avenue —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑