Total Crime Rate

990.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

355.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 990.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 355.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 315.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 185.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.0 9/10
  • Other theft 85.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.0 10/10
  • Burglary 30.0 10/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Great North Road area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 10th 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 Great North Road (WF11 0AB) in the last 12 months was 990.0 per 1,000 residents and was 540.4% higher than the Knottingley average (154.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -32.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 355.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Great North Road area

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Data Sources

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