Postcode · Ossett
Crime in WF5 0BE
How much crime is recorded in WF5 0BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
WF5 0BEOssett
How safe is WF5 0BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF5 0BE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WF5 0BENational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.