Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camp Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Elmsall and South Kirkby , and the 510th 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 Camp Road (WF9 3EL) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the South Elmsall and South Kirkby average (126.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camp Road (WF9 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near Saxon Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In South Elmsall and South Kirkby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Treetop View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilltop Estate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camp Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | First Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Treetop View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camp Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Treetop View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Avenue | Under investigation |
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