Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walton Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 318th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walton Road (WF9 1JD) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Road (WF9 1JD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Walton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walton Wood Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Wood Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Way

Data Sources

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