Total Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Horse Race End area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 286th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horse Race End (WF1 5SG) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% higher than the Normanton average (94.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horse Race End (WF1 5SG), the main crime hotspot is near Black Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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