Crime Rates at Sunnydale Park, Ossett, WF5 0RH

Sunnydale Park area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 181st 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 Sunnydale Park (WF5 0RH) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 128.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnydale Park (WF5 0RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnydale Gardens, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Intake Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.