Crime Rates at Banks Garth, Knottingley, WF11 8AL

Banks Garth area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 98th 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 Banks Garth (WF11 8AL) in the last 12 months was 257.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 157.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banks Garth (WF11 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Lane, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morley Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.