Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 31.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mill Gate area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 564th 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 Mill Gate (WF7 7QD) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher 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 Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Gate (WF7 7QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnsley Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cricketers Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cricketers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cricketers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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