Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 109.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Horncastle View area has the 45th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 421st highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horncastle View (WF4 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horncastle View (WF4 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooklands Crescent, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Hatfield Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horncastle View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hatfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooklands Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooklands Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newstead Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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