Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barnsley Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 345th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 2BP) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (WF9 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langthwaite Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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