Crime Rates at High Street, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5AA

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WF4 5AA) in the last 12 months was 449.1 per 1,000 residents and was 486.9% higher than the Horbury and South Ossett average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 215.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WF4 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6128, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunroyd Hill (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.