Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 127.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Southmoor Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Southmoor Road (WF9 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmoor Road (WF9 4LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lavender Court, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkby Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southmoor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lavender Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baylee Street —
Sep 2025Public order Baylee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baylee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baylee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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