Crime Rates at Northfield Road, Knottingley, WF11 0JJ

Northfield Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 540th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Road (WF11 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Road (WF11 0JJ), 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.