Total Crime Rate

423.3 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 423.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Other crime 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ash Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 41st 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 Ash Grove (WF9 2UL) in the last 12 months was 423.3 per 1,000 residents and was 414.6% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 238.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Grove (WF9 2UL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillside Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granby Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hutton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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