Hemsworth ward · Wakefield. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 28.8% here, compared with 21.4% across Wakefield (7.4 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 30.7% here, compared with 24.4% across Wakefield (6.3 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 18.1% here, compared with 24.3% across Wakefield (6.1 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Hemsworth ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,640 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,819 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Hemsworth ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 130 mapped crimes in September 2024; 130 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Hemsworth
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
130
12
October 2024
147
37
November 2024
183
39
December 2024
138
11
January 2025
131
24
February 2025
151
16
March 2025
146
22
April 2025
136
36
May 2025
177
49
June 2025
147
23
July 2025
157
32
August 2025
176
35
September 2025
146
26
October 2025
186
19
November 2025
130
15
December 2025
119
15
January 2026
146
30
February 2026
115
22
March 2026
151
20
April 2026
108
26
May 2026
146
29
June 2026
131
22
July 2026
132
47
August 2026
130
38
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Hemsworth
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
866
criminal damage arson
173
shoplifting
106
public order
102
other theft
83
other crime
77
vehicle crime
72
burglary
66
drugs
37
robbery
28
possession of weapons
22
theft from the person
5
bicycle theft
3
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
