Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 5DF
How much crime is recorded in WF4 5DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horbury
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,427 (2024)
WF4 5DFWakefield
How safe is WF4 5DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 5DF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WF4 5DFNational
Violence and sexual offences45.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Burglary11.19.1
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other crime4.51.5
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.