Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Station Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 317th 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 Station Road (WF5 0LB) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (WF5 0LB), 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 Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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