Total Crime Rate

210.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 210.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.7 9/10
  • Public order 49.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kings Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 166th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Close (WF5 8QU) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.7% higher than the Ossett average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Close (WF5 8QU), the main crime hotspot is near Trinity View. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Meadow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prestwick Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constable Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Moorcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Point Close Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Hirstlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowgate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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