Total Crime Rate

760.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

316.3 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 760.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 316.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 239.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.7 10/10
  • Public order 76.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Robbery 47.9 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Other crime 22.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 12th 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 Highfield Road (WF9 4EA) in the last 12 months was 760.4 per 1,000 residents and was 499.5% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 316.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (WF9 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Bullenshaw Road. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 49 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullenshaw Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullenshaw Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penlington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marsden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Drive —
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
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Data Sources

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