Crime Rates at Orchid Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1HW

Orchid Close area has the 69th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 538th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchid Close (WF9 1HW) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchid Close (WF9 1HW), 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.