Crime Rates at New Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5LR

New Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 102nd 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 New Road (WF4 5LR) in the last 12 months was 255.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.8% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 181.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (WF4 5LR), 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.