Total Crime Rate

373.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 373.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 210.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Public order 40.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Leys area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Elmsall and South Kirkby , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 The Leys (WF9 3UY) in the last 12 months was 373.0 per 1,000 residents and was 195.7% higher 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 Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Leys (WF9 3UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millars Walk, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marion Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In South Elmsall and South Kirkby

Crime Over Time in The Leys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millars Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Millars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millars Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jons Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Millars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millars Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millars Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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