Total Crime Rate

122.1 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 122.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • 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

Quarry Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 385th 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 Quarry Avenue (WF11 0DG) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quarry Avenue (WF11 0DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Racca Green, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomhill Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Quarry Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gillann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Racca Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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