Total Crime Rate

206.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 206.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

First Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around First Avenue (WF9 1BL) in the last 12 months was 206.2 per 1,000 residents and was 150.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (WF9 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Field Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in First Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Field Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Lane Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pennine View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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