Crime Rates at Dovecote Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 6BD

Dovecote Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 512th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovecote Lane (WF4 6BD) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovecote Lane (WF4 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6128, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ken Churchill Drive (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.