Crime Rates at Ring O Bells Yard, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 6LS

Ring O Bells Yard 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 Ring O Bells Yard (WF4 6LS) 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 Ring O Bells Yard (WF4 6LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6128, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunroyd Hill (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.