Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Willow Walk area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 346th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Walk (WF9 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Walk (WF9 5LZ), 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 Willow Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinsley Street —
Sep 2025Burglary New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharp Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinsley Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kinsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinsley Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Green Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Romwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kinsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kinsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kinsley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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