Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Southdale Gardens area has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 543rd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southdale Gardens (WF5 8BB) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdale Gardens (WF5 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Intake Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southdale Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Town End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Littlefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Littlefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Town End —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Dimple Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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