Total Crime Rate

85.9 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cliffe Crest area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 565th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Cliffe Crest (WF4 6NL) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliffe Crest (WF4 6NL), the main crime hotspot is near Sunroyd Hill. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Horbury and South Ossett

Crime Over Time in Cliffe Crest area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cliffe Crest Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sunroyd Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sunroyd Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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