Total Crime Rate
157.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenacre Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 260th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Greenacre Road (WF9 1NP) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 118.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenacre Road (WF9 1NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenacre Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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