Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hillcrest Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 506th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Avenue (WF5 9PP) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Avenue (WF5 9PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swithenbank Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridle Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Moorlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Naylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stithy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stithy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stithy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naylor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bridle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway Mews —
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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