Total Crime Rate

49.0 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 49.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Maple Grove area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Grove (WF8 3QW) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Grove (WF8 3QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Fields Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poppy Fields Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poppy Fields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooke Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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