Total Crime Rate

575.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.9 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 575.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.3 10/10
  • Public order 47.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pentland Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Pentland Avenue (WF11 8EL) in the last 12 months was 575.0 per 1,000 residents and was 272.0% higher than the Knottingley average (154.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentland Avenue (WF11 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Cheviot Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Redwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Forge Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Forge Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Forge Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forge Hill Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forge Hill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chiltern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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