Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wrangbrook Lane area has the 30th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wrangbrook Lane (WF9 1LN) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrangbrook Lane (WF9 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrangbrook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Smeaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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