Crime Rates at Cow Lane, Havercroft, Wakefield, WF4 2HF

Cow Lane area has the 45th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 421st highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cow Lane (WF4 2HF) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cow Lane (WF4 2HF), the main crime hotspot is near Hardie Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.