Crime Rates at Lillygarth, Knottingley, WF11 8LR

Lillygarth area has the 13th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 213th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Lillygarth (WF11 8LR) in the last 12 months was 176.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Knottingley average (154.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lillygarth (WF11 8LR), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.