Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elm Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Close (WF5 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Close (WF5 0AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Netherly Brow. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Netherly Brow Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Netherly Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherly Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherly Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherly Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
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Data Sources

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