Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 470th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Road (WF9 4JD) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Hemsworth average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (WF9 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmsham Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellmont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Hemsworth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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