Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.1 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chestnut Street area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 400th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Street (WF9 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Street (WF9 2EZ), the main crime hotspot is near North Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Foxhunters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plover Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harriers Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Crescent 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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