Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 143.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pontefract Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 304th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Knottingley average (154.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% 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 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rainsborough Avenue (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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rainsborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotterill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plowes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pontefract Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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