Total Crime Rate

97.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairway Approach area has the 34th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 478th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairway Approach (WF6 2LX) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairway Approach (WF6 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nelson Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castleford Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairway Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairway Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castleford Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Castleford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castleford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beckbridge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beckbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckbridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairway Approach Under investigation
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Data Sources

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