Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham
Middle areaWest York. 6,770 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 40 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham at a rate of 35.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across York.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 79 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 63 |
| Other crime | 47 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham at a rate of 35.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across York.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (79), anti-social behaviour (63) and other crime (47).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of York
These figures are published for the whole of York, not for each middle area, so they describe all of York and not Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham alone. See York
Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham was £436,996 in 2025.
Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham had 6,442 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.