Total Crime Rate

192.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 192.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Shutt area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 183rd 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 The Shutt (WF4 5AY) in the last 12 months was 192.3 per 1,000 residents and was 151.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 131.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shutt (WF4 5AY), the main crime hotspot is near The Shutt. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Shutt area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daw Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Castle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Berry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shutt Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shutt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shutt Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walker Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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