Crime Rates at Northfield Avenue, Knottingley, WF11 0JE

Northfield Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 114th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Avenue (WF11 0JE) in the last 12 months was 257.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Avenue (WF11 0JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morley Avenue, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.