Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 137.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 49.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Weeland Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 325th 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 Weeland Road (WF11 8AP) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Knottingley average (154.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 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 Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weeland Road (WF11 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Morley Avenue. Police recorded 34 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 Weeland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Racca Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racca Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Racca Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Racca Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Racca Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Racca Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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