Total Crime Rate
102.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bell Street area has the 50th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 453rd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Bell Street (WF9 1LE) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bell Street (WF9 1LE), 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.
View Crime In Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Smeaton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dorman Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shinwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shinwell Drive | Under investigation |
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