Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 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 136.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hall Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 328th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hall Close (WF5 9AY) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hall Close (WF5 9AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watson Avenue, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chancery Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hall Close area

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Data Sources

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