Crime Rates at Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7BU

Barnsley Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 51st 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 Barnsley Road (WF7 7BU) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% 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 Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (WF7 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnsley Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.