Total Crime Rate

122.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 122.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 86.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Headlands Grove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 375th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headlands Grove (WF5 8JB) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% higher than the Ossett average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headlands Grove (WF5 8JB), the main crime hotspot is near Runtlings Lane. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Headlands Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pildacre Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runtlings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runtlings Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runtlings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Westfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runtlings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Runtlings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B6128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6128 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pildacre Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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