Crime Rates at Tom Wood Ash Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1LH

Tom Wood Ash Lane area has the 44th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 360th highest 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 Tom Wood Ash Lane (WF9 1LH) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tom Wood Ash Lane (WF9 1LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clayton Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorman Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.