Total Crime Rate

210.5 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 210.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.7 9/10
  • Public order 49.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dewsbury Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 166th 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 Dewsbury Road (WF5 9NY) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.7% higher than the Ossett average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (WF5 9NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trinity View, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridle Place (19 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holly Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prestwick Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Meadow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadley Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadley Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hirstlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bridle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridle Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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