Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pildacre Hill area has the 16th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 517th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pildacre Hill (WF12 8NS) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Ossett average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pildacre Hill (WF12 8NS), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pildacre Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Hazel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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