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

Orchid Crest 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 Orchid Crest (WF9 1NT) 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 Orchid Crest (WF9 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchid Crest area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Lane Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Orchid Crest Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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