Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 118.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Trueman Way area has the 39th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 384th 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 Trueman Way (WF9 2TX) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -59.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trueman Way (WF9 2TX), the main crime hotspot is near Hutton Drive. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Trueman Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hutton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Simpson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hutton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hutton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutton Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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