Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westfield Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 534th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Westfield Road (WF4 6DN) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (WF4 6DN), 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 Westfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
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 2026Burglary The Overcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honley Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gervase Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gervase Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Medlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeke Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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