Total Crime Rate

99.6 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Craven Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 486th 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 Craven Road (WF9 4SB) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craven Road (WF9 4SB), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Grange. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craven Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crest Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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