Crime Rates at Wood Street, Ossett, WF5 9NT

Wood Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 254th 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 Wood Street (WF5 9NT) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (WF5 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trinity View, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridle Place (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.