Crime Rates at Dewsbury Road, Ossett, WF5 9QG

Dewsbury Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ossett , and the 429th highest 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 Dewsbury Road (WF5 9QG) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (WF5 9QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorlands Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridle Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.