Total Crime Rate

297.3 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 297.3 10/10
  • Other theft 84.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.8 8/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ingfield Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 93rd 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 Ingfield Avenue (WF5 9HB) in the last 12 months was 297.3 per 1,000 residents and was 240.0% higher than the Ossett average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ingfield Avenue (WF5 9HB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ingfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ings Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Intake Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Intake Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Intake Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Littlefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area 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 2025Vehicle crime Intake Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prospect Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prospect Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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