Total Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Healey Road area has the lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Healey Road (WF5 8LW) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Ossett average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Healey Road (WF5 8LW), the main crime hotspot is near Valley View Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ossett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatroyd Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Under investigation |
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