Total Crime Rate
119.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manor Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 396th highest 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 Manor Avenue (WF5 0LY) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manor Avenue (WF5 0LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Carr Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | John Carr Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Carr Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Carr Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | John Carr Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manor Grove | Under investigation |
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