Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dewsbury Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewsbury Road (WF5 9NG) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (WF5 9NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trinity View, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorpe View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oldfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oldfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Sidings —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Trinity View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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