Total Crime Rate

254.2 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 254.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 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.
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Crime overview

Northfield Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 120th 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 Northfield Avenue (WF5 9EG) in the last 12 months was 254.2 per 1,000 residents and was 190.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Avenue (WF5 9EG), 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 Northfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ings Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denholme Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Field Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Eden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prestwick Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Moorcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constable Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavery Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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