Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hardakers Lane area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 417th 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 Hardakers Lane (WF7 7JS) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardakers Lane (WF7 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hardakers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Beck Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holly Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penrose Beck Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hardaker'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Quarry View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Quarry Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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