Crime Rates at Station Road, Ossett, WF5 8AY

Station Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 403rd lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Station Road (WF5 8AY) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Ossett average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (WF5 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.