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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Market Street 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 Market Street (WF9 4HP) 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 Market Street (WF9 4HP), 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.

View Crime In Hemsworth

Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lavender Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baylee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baylee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 33

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑