Total Crime Rate

211.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 211.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park View area has the 11th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park View (WF9 5EL) in the last 12 months was 211.0 per 1,000 residents and was 193.6% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 100.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park View (WF9 5EL), the main crime hotspot is near Kinsley Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterpark View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterpark View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunters Farm Glade —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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