Total Crime Rate

226.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Jons Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Holmsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmsley Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marion Close
Sep 2025Burglary Holmsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Holmsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holmsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holmsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millars Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millars Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millars Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millars Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millars Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millars Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radford Park Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Mill Lane Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jons Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hemsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hemsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hemsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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