Crime Rates at Springwell Court, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4AL

Springwell Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 351st 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 Springwell Court (WF9 4AL) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Hemsworth average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springwell Court (WF9 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lavender Court, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkby Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.