Crime Rates at Park Square, Ossett, WF5 0JS

Park Square area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 442nd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Square (WF5 0JS) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Square (WF5 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Court, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunnydale Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.