South Elmsall & South Kirkby 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?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 17.5% here, compared with 24.3% across Wakefield (6.8 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.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 31% here, compared with 24.4% across Wakefield (6.6 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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 26.9% here, compared with 21.4% across Wakefield (5.5 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.
Police-recorded locations for South Elmsall & South Kirkby ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,086 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,438 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
South Elmsall & South Kirkby 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: 204 mapped crimes in September 2024; 177 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 · South Elmsall & South Kirkby
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
204
24
October 2024
236
28
November 2024
207
19
December 2024
190
17
January 2025
203
34
February 2025
170
16
March 2025
179
14
April 2025
216
30
May 2025
211
16
June 2025
192
21
July 2025
210
36
August 2025
220
28
September 2025
212
28
October 2025
197
22
November 2025
163
13
December 2025
136
9
January 2026
137
13
February 2026
160
6
March 2026
192
16
April 2026
168
17
May 2026
185
20
June 2026
181
20
July 2026
178
26
August 2026
177
13
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · South Elmsall & South Kirkby
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
974
shoplifting
216
criminal damage arson
195
public order
176
other theft
138
vehicle crime
107
burglary
89
other crime
82
drugs
43
robbery
32
possession of weapons
18
theft from the person
11
bicycle theft
5
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.
