Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.0 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Love Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 406th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Love Lane (WF5 8HS) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Love Lane (WF5 8HS), 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 Love Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pildacre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Point Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pildacre Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pildacre Croft —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Point Close 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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