Total Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bell 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Smeaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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