Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 5ED
How much crime is recorded in WF4 5ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horbury
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
WF4 5EDWakefield
How safe is WF4 5ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 5ED area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 5EDNational
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Public order8.74.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Burglary3.19.1
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.