Total Crime Rate

93.6 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 93.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Park Lands area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 516th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Lands (WF5 0JY) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lands (WF5 0JY), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield Mount. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 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 Park Lands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Georgia Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Georgia Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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