Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Meadow area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Normanton , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Meadow (WF6 1NF) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Normanton average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadow (WF6 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Norman Court. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norman Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norman Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norman Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norman Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norman Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charles Kirk View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Kirk View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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