Crime Rates at Top Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4QU

Top Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 263rd 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 Top Street (WF9 4QU) in the last 12 months was 155.4 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Top Street (WF9 4QU), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.