Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Broadacre Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Broadacre Road (WF5 0QS) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadacre Road (WF5 0QS), the main crime hotspot is near Littlefield Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ossett

Crime Over Time in Broadacre Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnydale Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Athold Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadgate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunnydale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greatfield Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Littlefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑