Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ackworth Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Featherstone , and the 549th lowest 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 Ackworth Road (WF7 5LP) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Featherstone average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ackworth Road (WF7 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Warren Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ackworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ackworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Warren Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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