Total Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parkfield View area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 513th 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 Parkfield View (WF5 0PD) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkfield View (WF5 0PD), the main crime hotspot is near Wilson Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkfield View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Aiden'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Junction Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Teall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greenfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Haggs Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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