Total Crime Rate

761.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 761.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.2 10/10
  • Public order 106.2 10/10
  • Burglary 29.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West Wells Road area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Wells Road (WF5 8PG) in the last 12 months was 761.9 per 1,000 residents and was 771.2% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 326.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Wells Road (WF5 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headlands Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dimple Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ventnor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ventnor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Orchard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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