Postcode · Ossett
Crime in WF5 0EA
How much crime is recorded in WF5 0EA, 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
- 1,615 (2024)
WF5 0EAOssett
How safe is WF5 0EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF5 0EA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 0EANational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft4.74.5
Other crime2.61.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.