Total Crime Rate

184.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitley Spring Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 208th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Crescent (WF5 0RF) in the last 12 months was 184.2 per 1,000 residents and was 110.6% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Spring Crescent (WF5 0RF), the main crime hotspot is near Whitley Spring Crescent. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitley Spring Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order B6129 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitley Spring Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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