Total Crime Rate
161.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hazelwood Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Hazelwood Gardens (WF9 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Hemsworth average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hazelwood Gardens (WF9 4AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springstone Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkby Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hemsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baylee Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Haverlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | The Haverlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | The Haverlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Hemsworth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmsham Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Springstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Baylee Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baylee Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baylee Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bellmont Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Haverlands | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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