Total Crime Rate

136.9 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 136.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

East Avenue area has the 41st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 344th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Avenue (WF9 1DT) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Avenue (WF9 1DT), 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 East Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Orchid Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pennine View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Lane Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Field Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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