Total Crime Rate
104.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gervase Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 465th highest 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 Gervase Road (WF4 6JG) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gervase Road (WF4 6JG), the main crime hotspot is near Ken Churchill Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Horbury and South Ossett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gervase Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Carr Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ken Churchill Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ken Churchill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leeke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaskell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | John Carr Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Carr Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Co-Operative Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | John Carr Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rachael Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rachael Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rachael Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rachael Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Crescent | Under investigation |
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