Ossett ward · Wakefield. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 16.9% here, compared with 21.4% across Wakefield (4.6 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 20.4% here, compared with 24.4% across Wakefield (4.1 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 18% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (4.1 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Ossett ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,135 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,242 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Ossett ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 112 mapped crimes in September 2024; 77 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Ossett
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
112
11
October 2024
114
14
November 2024
91
20
December 2024
95
9
January 2025
107
13
February 2025
84
11
March 2025
99
14
April 2025
97
18
May 2025
101
28
June 2025
119
19
July 2025
119
10
August 2025
104
16
September 2025
111
14
October 2025
92
23
November 2025
97
7
December 2025
79
7
January 2026
104
10
February 2026
85
9
March 2026
104
10
April 2026
100
28
May 2026
105
21
June 2026
82
15
July 2026
99
15
August 2026
77
21
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ossett
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
537
public order
98
criminal damage arson
84
burglary
83
vehicle crime
83
other theft
81
shoplifting
70
other crime
46
drugs
21
robbery
12
possession of weapons
8
bicycle theft
7
theft from the person
5
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
