Crime Rates at Barnsley Road, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2BH

Barnsley Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsley Road (WF9 2BH) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 263.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (WF9 2BH), the main crime hotspot is near Harrow Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.