Crime Rates at Ryecroft Street, Ossett, WF5 9EN

Ryecroft Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 338th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Ryecroft Street (WF5 9EN) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryecroft Street (WF5 9EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pildacre Croft, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.