Crime Rates at Lindsay Acre, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1NZ

Lindsay Acre area has the 6th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 198th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindsay Acre (WF3 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 289.5 per 1,000 residents and was 269.7% higher than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 188.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindsay Acre (WF3 1NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Leigh Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.