Total Crime Rate

205.1 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 205.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Greenwood Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 175th 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 Greenwood Avenue (WF9 1NS) in the last 12 months was 205.1 per 1,000 residents and was 149.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 86.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Avenue (WF9 1NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jans Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenacre Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Jans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacks Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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