Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Green area has the 24th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 493rd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Green (WF5 8JS) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Green (WF5 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Intake Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Public order Dimple Wells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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