Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.0 7/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prospect Terrace area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Elmsall and South Kirkby , and the 507th 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 Prospect Terrace (WF9 3LU) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Terrace (WF9 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lilley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Northfield Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hague Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fargate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lilley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lilley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Apron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting White Apron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stockingate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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