Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Manor Drive area has the 57th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 449th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

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 Manor Drive (WF4 1JH) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 155.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manor Drive (WF4 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Ridge, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Santingley Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Manor Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenn Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Santingley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sward Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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