Total Crime Rate

662.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

303.8 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 662.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 303.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 170.7 10/10
  • Public order 58.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.2 10/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Barnsley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 15th 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 Barnsley Road (WF9 4PU) in the last 12 months was 662.1 per 1,000 residents and was 422.1% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 303.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (WF9 4PU), 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 Barnsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keepers Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Close Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Highfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Grange Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Highfield Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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