Crime Rate in South Elmsall and South Kirkby, ward

South Elmsall and South Kirkby has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 734th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 61st highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Elmsall and South Kirkby in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Elmsall and South Kirkby’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 29.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,345 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Elmsall and South Kirkby ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Millars Walk, with 106 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Saxon Avenue (39 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.