Total Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westfield 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.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeke Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Leonard'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6128 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6128 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6128 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6128 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B6128 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B6128 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B6128 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B6128 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Overcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Co-Operative Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honley Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gervase Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gervase Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gervase Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Medlock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeke Avenue | Under investigation |
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