Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Storrs Hill Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 431st lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Storrs Hill Road (WF5 0DL) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% 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 7 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Storrs Hill Road (WF5 0DL), 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 Storrs Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Public order Netherly Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Sep 2025Drugs Netherly Brow Local resolution
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Data Sources

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