Postcode · Ossett
Crime in WF5 9RF
How much crime is recorded in WF5 9RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ossett North
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,441 (2024)
WF5 9RFOssett
How safe is WF5 9RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF5 9RF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9RFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary5.09.1
Other crime3.91.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.92.4
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.