Total Crime Rate
297.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Minsthorpe Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 92nd 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 Minsthorpe Lane (WF9 2UH) in the last 12 months was 297.5 per 1,000 residents and was 261.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 136.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Minsthorpe Lane (WF9 2UH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hutton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granby Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haddon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Close | Under investigation |
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