Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Holly Dene area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Holly Dene (WF5 9TF) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Dene (WF5 9TF), 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 Holly Dene area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bridle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holly Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadley Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadley Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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