Total Crime Rate

210.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 210.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 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

Cherry Tree Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Cherry Tree Walk (WF11 0LE) in the last 12 months was 210.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 145.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Tree Walk (WF11 0LE), the main crime hotspot is near Garsdale Walk. Police recorded 33 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 Cherry Tree Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Redwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chiltern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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