Crime Rates at Sowood Avenue, Ossett, WF5 0DB

Sowood Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Sowood Avenue (WF5 0DB) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Horbury and South Ossett average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sowood Avenue (WF5 0DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greystones Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sowood Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.