Total Crime Rate

449.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.1 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 449.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.8 9/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stonehouse Gardens 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 Stonehouse Gardens (WF4 5FE) 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 Stonehouse Gardens (WF4 5FE), the main crime hotspot is near Sunroyd Hill. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stonehouse Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walker Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daw Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Berry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Fold Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
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 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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