Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 5NX
How much crime is recorded in WF4 5NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,670 (2024)
WF4 5NXWakefield
How safe is WF4 5NX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 5NX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5NXNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Burglary3.99.1
Public order3.34.6
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft1.04.5
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.