Total Crime Rate

234.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 234.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tempest Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Elmsall and South Kirkby , and the 144th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tempest Road (WF9 3SD) in the last 12 months was 234.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 157.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tempest Road (WF9 3SD), the main crime hotspot is near Vicarage Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tempest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tempest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tempest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tempest Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tempest Road —
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Vicarage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tempest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brierley Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bluebell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emily Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northagh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northagh Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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