Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Horbury Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 532nd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Horbury Road (WF2 8QU) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Wakefield North average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horbury Road (WF2 8QU), the main crime hotspot is near Storie Crescent. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Horbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little John Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornesgate Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Fairway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornesgate Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornesgate Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornesgate Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Thornesgate Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storie Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spa Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little John Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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