Total Crime Rate

233.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 233.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 126th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WF9 2SH) in the last 12 months was 233.8 per 1,000 residents and was 225.3% 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 Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WF9 2SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Low Gate, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Ash Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eric Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Low Gate Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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