Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Dewsbury Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 480th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewsbury Road (WF5 9PE) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (WF5 9PE), the main crime hotspot is near Bridle Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Meadow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Deneside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Deneside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridle Place 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Moorlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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