Total Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manor Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 260th 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 Manor Road (WF5 0DX) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manor Road (WF5 0DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Parade, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavewell Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horbury and South Ossett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Aiden'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greenfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Junction Lane | Under investigation |
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