Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 121.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cridling Park Cottages area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 388th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cridling Park Cottages (WF11 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Knottingley average (174.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cridling Park Cottages (WF11 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Southmoor Lane, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cridling Park Cottages area

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Data Sources

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