Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buttercup Way area has the 40th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 513th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buttercup Way (WF10 5DP) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Way (WF10 5DP), the main crime hotspot is near Bluebell Mews. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Altofts and Whitwood

Crime Over Time in Buttercup Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carr Beck View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunniwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blossom Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Birchen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunniwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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