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

Highfield Road 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 Highfield Road (WF4 5LU) 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 Highfield Road (WF4 5LU), the main crime hotspot is near B6128. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Overcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Leonard'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6128 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6128 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting B6128 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B6128 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B6128 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6128 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Medlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honley Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gervase Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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