Crime Rates at Little Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2NX

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 2NX) 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 2NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.