Postcode · Ossett
Crime in WF5 9RT
How much crime is recorded in WF5 9RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ossett North
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,713 (2024)
WF5 9RTOssett
How safe is WF5 9RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF5 9RT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 9RTNational
Violence and sexual offences35.223.6
Burglary10.19.1
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime3.11.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.