Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 58.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pendennis Avenue area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 380th 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 Pendennis Avenue (WF9 2PL) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pendennis Avenue (WF9 2PL), 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 Pendennis Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denholme Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pendennis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diamond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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