Crime Rates at Flounders Hill, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7HT

Flounders Hill area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 408th 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 Flounders Hill (WF7 7HT) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flounders Hill (WF7 7HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.