Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.9 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 146.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 7.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beechwood Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 288th 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 Beechwood Crescent (WF9 4HD) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Crescent (WF9 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Close, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brettegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Close Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Highfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Highfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keepers Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Holgate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holgate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorshutt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moorshutt Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brettegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brettegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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