Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Field Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Field Lane (WF9 2EA) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Lane (WF9 2EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmsall Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Field Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmsall Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmsall Way 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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