Crime Rates at Garden Street, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7BB

Garden Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Garden Street (WF7 7BB) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 220.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Street (WF7 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Wentworth Mews. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.