Total Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elsham Fold area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hemsworth , and the 273rd 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 Elsham Fold (WF9 4UE) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Hemsworth average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elsham Fold (WF9 4UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springstone Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elsham Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Springstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellmont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Hemsworth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmsham Fold Under investigation
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Data Sources

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