Total Crime Rate

272.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 272.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kirkby Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 89th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Kirkby Road (WF9 4BA) in the last 12 months was 272.0 per 1,000 residents and was 114.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkby Road (WF9 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullenshaw Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lavender Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baylee Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baylee Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Baylee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baylee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullenshaw Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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