Crime Rates at Elmwood Grove, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5JJ

Elmwood Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmwood Grove (WF4 5JJ) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Horbury and South Ossett average (77.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 400.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Grove (WF4 5JJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Sycamores. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.