Crime Rates at Stockingate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3DP

Stockingate area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Elmsall and South Kirkby , and the 47th 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 Stockingate (WF9 3DP) in the last 12 months was 407.5 per 1,000 residents and was 187.3% higher than the South Elmsall and South Kirkby average (141.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockingate (WF9 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millars Walk, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmsley Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.