Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cardwell Terrace area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 509th highest 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 Cardwell Terrace (WF11 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardwell Terrace (WF11 8DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Racca Green, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Island (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardwell Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernley Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mowbray Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithe Barn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernley Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Racca Green Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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