Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westfield Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 560th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westfield Road (WF4 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Horbury and South Ossett average (77.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (WF4 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rachael Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Horbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rachael Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rachael Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rachael Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rachael Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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