Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Field Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 534th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Field Lane (WF5 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Lane (WF5 9DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ossett

Crime Over Time in Field Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wesley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ings Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Field Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moorcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constable Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 37

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑