Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunnydale Croft area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnydale Croft (WF5 0JG) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Ossett average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunnydale Croft (WF5 0JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnydale Gardens, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunnydale Terrace (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ossett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnydale Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunnydale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Audrey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Crescent | Under investigation |
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