Total Crime Rate

115.4 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mayfield Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 414th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Mayfield Gardens (WF5 9PW) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfield Gardens (WF5 9PW), the main crime hotspot is near Swithenbank Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ossett

Crime Over Time in Mayfield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bridle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Moorlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chidswell Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chidswell Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickering Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickering Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Swithenbank Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 13 of 13

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑