Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.4 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 138.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rustic Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 316th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rustic Drive (WF9 4FF) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rustic Drive (WF9 4FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baylee Street, where police recorded 25 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rustic Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilmian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baylee Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baylee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Baylee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilmian Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baylee Street —
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Data Sources

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