Total Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mountfields Walk area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Elmsall and South Kirkby , and the 561st highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mountfields Walk (WF9 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mountfields Walk (WF9 3SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Way (11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stockingate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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