Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge
Middle areaWest Wakefield. 9,103 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge at a rate of 63.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 277 |
| Other crime | 126 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 53 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 51 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge at a rate of 63.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (277), other crime (126) and criminal damage and arson (53).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wakefield
These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge alone. See Wakefield
Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge was £220,100 in 2025.
Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge had 9,050 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.