Crime Rates at Cheviot Close, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4SS

Cheviot Close area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheviot Close (WF9 4SS) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot Close (WF9 4SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leybrook Croft (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.