Total Crime Rate
84.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westfield Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 548th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westfield Road (WF4 6EX) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westfield Road (WF4 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horbury Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsden Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Horbury View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Horbury Road | Under investigation |
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