Crime Rates at Sheepwalk Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1LL

Sheepwalk Lane 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 Sheepwalk Lane (WF9 1LL) 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 Sheepwalk Lane (WF9 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Clayton Avenue. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.