Crime Rates at Valley Street, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2QZ

Valley Street area has the 60th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 520th 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 Valley Street (WF9 2QZ) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Street (WF9 2QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.