Crime Rates at Bell Street, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1LB

Bell Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Bell Street (WF9 1LB) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Street (WF9 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Dorman Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.