Total Crime Rate

761.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 761.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.2 10/10
  • Public order 106.2 10/10
  • Burglary 29.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kingsway area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 14th 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 Kingsway (WF5 8DA) in the last 12 months was 761.9 per 1,000 residents and was 771.2% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 326.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (WF5 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Prospect Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prospect Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moorcroft Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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