Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fair View area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 494th 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 Fair View (WF7 7DA) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fair View (WF7 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Cricketers Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fair View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cricketers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cricketers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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