Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fairway Meadows area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 337th lowest 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 Fairway Meadows (WF6 2TU) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairway Meadows (WF6 2TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cemetery Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlaithes Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairway Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fairway Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairway Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckbridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newlaithes Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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