Total Crime Rate

248.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.6 10/10
  • Public order 40.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairbrook Road area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Wakefield Rural , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairbrook Road (WF2 7PT) in the last 12 months was 248.2 per 1,000 residents and was 254.6% higher than the Wakefield Rural average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 170.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairbrook Road (WF2 7PT), the main crime hotspot is near Vaughan Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairbrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worrall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaughan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worrall Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flintoff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flintoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Flintoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
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Data Sources

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