Total Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 335th 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 0ES) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (WF11 0ES), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Head Grove. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontefract Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rainsborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plowes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redmayne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotterill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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