Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Doncaster Road area has the 65th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 505th 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 (WF4 1PY) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (WF4 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Lidget Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 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

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Data Sources

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