Total Crime Rate

324.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 324.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Grange Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 79th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Avenue (WF9 2PX) in the last 12 months was 324.7 per 1,000 residents and was 294.7% higher 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 Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Avenue (WF9 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Witmore Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Witmore Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Centre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary South Elmsall Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Witmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Low Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Low Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Witmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Low Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Low Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Elmsall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witmore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edna Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Albany Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edna Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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