Total Crime Rate

173.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ferrybridge Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 237th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferrybridge Road (WF11 8JE) in the last 12 months was 173.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferrybridge Road (WF11 8JE), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Head Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferrybridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lyng Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Holes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pontefract Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6136 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B6136 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Head Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vale Head Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rockwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North View —
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Data Sources

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