Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cock Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cock Lane (WF4 1LU) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cock Lane (WF4 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Doncaster Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cock Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shay Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shay Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doncaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shay Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shay Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shay Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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