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Crime in WF9 4SD
How much crime is recorded in WF9 4SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hemsworth Town
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,708 (2024)
WF9 4SDPontefract
How safe is WF9 4SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF9 4SD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WF9 4SDNational
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary6.19.1
Public order3.74.6
Drugs3.52.4
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.44.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.