Crime Rates at Main Street, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1EH

Main Street area has the 57th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 490th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Main Street (WF9 1EH) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% higher than the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (WF9 1EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mclaren Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Graham Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.