Total Crime Rate
135.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fitzwilliam Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 333rd 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 Fitzwilliam Street (WF9 5FW) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 91.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fitzwilliam Street (WF9 5FW), the main crime hotspot is near Tombridge Crescent. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hemsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tombridge Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitzwilliam Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitzwilliam Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitzwilliam Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ings Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ings Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitzwilliam Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunters Farm Glade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tombridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tombridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tombridge Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tombridge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitzwilliam Street | — |
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