Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Longdale Drive area has the 71st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 557th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longdale Drive (WF9 2AY) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longdale Drive (WF9 2AY), the main crime hotspot is near Ings Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longdale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Diamond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harrow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minsthorpe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minsthorpe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minsthorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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