Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Farm Lane area has the 66th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 522nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farm Lane (WF9 5DU) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Lane (WF9 5DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Common Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newstead Terrace (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Newstead Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farm Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newstead View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Common Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newstead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West Moor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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