Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton ward · Wakefield. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 13% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (8.2 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 28.3% here, compared with 24.3% across Wakefield (4.1 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 21.8% here, compared with 24.4% across Wakefield (2.6 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,116 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,255 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 121 mapped crimes in September 2024; 94 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
121
11
October 2024
126
18
November 2024
110
18
December 2024
95
8
January 2025
102
5
February 2025
101
15
March 2025
124
33
April 2025
95
15
May 2025
108
21
June 2025
103
20
July 2025
88
17
August 2025
82
22
September 2025
94
8
October 2025
106
8
November 2025
95
6
December 2025
98
8
January 2026
76
5
February 2026
74
7
March 2026
102
10
April 2026
85
13
May 2026
88
13
June 2026
105
26
July 2026
99
20
August 2026
94
9
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
541
criminal damage arson
113
other theft
94
vehicle crime
84
public order
82
other crime
57
burglary
47
drugs
40
shoplifting
28
possession of weapons
18
bicycle theft
4
theft from the person
4
robbery
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
