Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

North Lodge Lane area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 403rd 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 North Lodge Lane (WF8 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in North Lodge Lane area

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Data Sources

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