Total Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pontefract Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 227th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pontefract Road (WF11 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (WF11 0BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seaton Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pontefract Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotterill Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotterill Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Plowes Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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