Total Crime Rate
226.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Elmsall and South Kirkby , and the 151st highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Street (WF9 3HN) in the last 12 months was 226.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Street (WF9 3HN), 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.
View Crime In South Elmsall and South Kirkby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Jons Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holmsley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmsley Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marion Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holmsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holmsley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holmsley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holmsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Millars Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Millars Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Millars Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Millars Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Millars Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Millars Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marion Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marion Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marion Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radford Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Lane Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jons Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hemsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hemsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hemsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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