Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 21st lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (WF5 8DW) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Ossett average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (WF5 8DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Court, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pildacre Brow (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pildacre Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Point Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constable Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Meadow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pildacre Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Deneside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Deneside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Holme Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holme Way —
Sep 2025Public order Pildacre Brow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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