Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Chancery Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 429th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Chancery Court (WF5 9BW) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chancery Court (WF5 9BW), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chancery Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chickenley Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Hazel Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickering Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickering Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chancery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Moorlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chancery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Co-Operative Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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