Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Greenfield Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 240th lowest 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 Greenfield Avenue (WF5 0EW) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfield Avenue (WF5 0EW), the main crime hotspot is near Wilson Avenue. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 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 Greenfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haggs Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wilson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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