Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 5FB
How much crime is recorded in WF4 5FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horbury
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,844 (2024)
WF4 5FBWakefield
How safe is WF4 5FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 5FB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 5FBNational
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Burglary6.89.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime2.21.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Public order0.84.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.