Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Little Lane area has the 61st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 530th 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 Little Lane (WF9 2NU) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Lane (WF9 2NU), 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 Little Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Addy Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addy Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denholme Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pendennis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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