Crime Rates at Barnsley Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4QX

Barnsley Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 330th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Barnsley Road (WF9 4QX) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 115.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (WF9 4QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lacy Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.