Total Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Headlands Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 75th 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 Headlands Road (WF5 8HX) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Ossett average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headlands Road (WF5 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Runtlings Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Headlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pildacre Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Headlands Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highlands —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runtlings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runtlings Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pildacre Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pildacre Brow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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