Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pildacre Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 544th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pildacre Lane (WF5 8QB) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Ossett average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pildacre Lane (WF5 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pildacre Croft, where police recorded 17 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 Pildacre Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pildacre Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pildacre Brow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holme Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Holme Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pildacre Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Point Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highlands —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlands Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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