Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 99.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Millfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 469th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Millfield Road (WF4 5EB) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millfield Road (WF4 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near The Sycamores. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Millfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Sycamores —
Apr 2026Other theft The Sycamores Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Industrial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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