Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Poppy Fields Way area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 214th 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 Poppy Fields Way (WF8 4FP) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 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 Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 256.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppy Fields Way (WF8 4FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel Mews, where police recorded 8 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 Poppy Fields Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooke Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poppy Fields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sorrel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sorrel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Fields Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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