Total Crime Rate

207.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 207.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Other crime 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Fair View area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 157th 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 Fair View (WF8 3NU) in the last 12 months was 207.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fair View (WF8 3NU), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 46 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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