Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Landsdown Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Elmsall and South Kirkby , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Landsdown Avenue (WF9 3EU) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Landsdown Avenue (WF9 3EU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Landsdown Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camp Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetop View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetop View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treetop View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Buckley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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