Total Crime Rate
81.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashley Grove area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 558th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashley Grove (WF11 0BH) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashley Grove (WF11 0BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Lane, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knottingley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheviot Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheviot Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cheviot Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Crescent | Under investigation |
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