Total Crime Rate

382.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 382.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 101.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Public order 31.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hill Top area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Top (WF11 8EE) in the last 12 months was 382.6 per 1,000 residents and was 119.3% higher than the Knottingley average (174.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Top (WF11 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Top area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North View —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime B6136 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6136 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cleveland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cleveland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lyng Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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