Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Towngate area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Towngate (WF5 0PY) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Ossett average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towngate (WF5 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnydale Gardens. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Towngate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnydale Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadgate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunnydale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Wheatings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greatfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Wheatings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Wheatings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Wheatings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Wheatings —
Apr 2026Public order Athold Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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