Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 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 250.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Public order 39.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 106th 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 Highfield Road (WF9 4DP) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% higher than the Hemsworth average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (WF9 4DP), 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 Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Highfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Highfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marsden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullenshaw Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullenshaw Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lavender Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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