Crime Rates at Dewsbury Road, Ossett, WF5 9QF

Dewsbury Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 328th 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 Dewsbury Road (WF5 9QF) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (WF5 9QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pickersgill Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickering Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.