Postcode · Wakefield
Crime in WF4 6ED
How much crime is recorded in WF4 6ED, 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
- 1,540 (2024)
WF4 6EDWakefield
How safe is WF4 6ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF4 6ED 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
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 6EDNational
Violence and sexual offences41.623.6
Public order6.64.6
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.81.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.