Total Crime Rate

228.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 228.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.7 10/10
  • Other theft 39.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Broad Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 150th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Lane (WF9 2LH) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 178.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 150.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Lane (WF9 2LH), the main crime hotspot is near Keenan Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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