Crime Rates at Milner Way, Ossett, WF5 9JR

Milner Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Milner Way (WF5 9JR) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milner Way (WF5 9JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6129, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitley Spring Crescent (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.