Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hague Park Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Elmsall and South Kirkby , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hague Park Gardens (WF9 3SY) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hague Park Gardens (WF9 3SY), 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 Hague Park Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lilley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lilley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hague Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lilley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Northfield Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kings Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fargate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Drive Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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