Total Crime Rate

254.6 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 254.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 118th 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 Kings Court (WF9 5EN) in the last 12 months was 254.6 per 1,000 residents and was 209.5% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Court (WF9 5EN), the main crime hotspot is near Kinsley Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Burglary New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kinsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kinsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinsley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinsley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinsley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kinsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kinsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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