Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 134.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Kingsway area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 338th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 8DF) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (WF5 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 26 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 (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Ryecroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Church Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gunson Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B6128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbrook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorcroft Court —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Sidings —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlands Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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