Total Crime Rate
206.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Field Lane 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 Field Lane (WF9 1BN) 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 Field Lane (WF9 1BN), 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.
View Crime In Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Field Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pennine View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
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