Total Crime Rate

138.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 138.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitley Spring Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 318th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitley Spring Road (WF5 0QA) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Spring Road (WF5 0QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6129, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunnydale Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitley Spring Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6129 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greatfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadgate —
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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