Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Broadway Terrace area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 317th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway Terrace (WF9 2NE) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway Terrace (WF9 2NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakdale Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keenan Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Broadway Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oakdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Vickers Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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