Crime Rates at School Street, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ER

School Street area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 357th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Street (WF9 1ER) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Street (WF9 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Mclaren Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.