Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Lane area has the 70th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 539th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Lane (WF9 2NX) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower 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 11 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). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Lane (WF9 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 27 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marshall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Allott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beaumont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pendennis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street
Sep 2025Other crime Carroll Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Diamond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harrow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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