Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 25.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Greenacre 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.

Crime Over Time in Greenacre Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwood Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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