Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.4 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 130.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southmoor Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 351st 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 Southmoor Road (WF9 4LY) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmoor Road (WF9 4LY), 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 Southmoor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penlington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lavender Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baylee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baylee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baylee Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baylee Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Southmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullenshaw Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullenshaw Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bullenshaw Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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