Crime Rate in Knottingley, ward

Knottingley has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 431st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 34th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Knottingley in the last 12 months was 174.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% higher than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Knottingley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,009 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,208 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Knottingley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 235 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ennerdale Drive (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.