Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Wheatings area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 309th 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 The Wheatings (WF5 0QQ) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Ossett average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wheatings (WF5 0QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Westwood Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wheatings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Athold Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Wheatings —
Apr 2026Burglary The Wheatings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Wheatings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Wheatings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Wheatings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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