Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Brettegate area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 533rd 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 Brettegate (WF9 4NP) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brettegate (WF9 4NP), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hemsworth

Crime Over Time in Brettegate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Road —
Apr 2026Other crime West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Close Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keepers Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Holgate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holgate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorshutt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moorshutt Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brettegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brettegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brettegate Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 20 of 20

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑