Crime Rates at The Nurseries, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8LN

The Nurseries area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 110th 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 The Nurseries (WF11 8LN) in the last 12 months was 247.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% higher than the Knottingley average (154.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Nurseries (WF11 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pontefract Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.