Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 6th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (WF5 8DN) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (WF5 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Pildacre Croft. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pildacre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pildacre Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Ryecroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fearnley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Point Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Point Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pildacre Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holme Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holme Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pildacre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pildacre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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