Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 23rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 478th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Westfield Road (WF4 6HP) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (WF4 6HP), 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft John Carr Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leeke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gervase Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gaskell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Carr Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft John Carr Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Carr Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rachael Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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