Total Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maple Court area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Court (WF5 0DP) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Court (WF5 0DP), the main crime hotspot is near Netherly Brow. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherly Brow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sowood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystones Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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