Crime Rates at Sowood Grange, Ossett, WF5 0TL

Sowood Grange area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Horbury and South Ossett , and the 517th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sowood Grange (WF5 0TL) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sowood Grange (WF5 0TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Court, where police recorded 13 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.