Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Doncaster Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 482nd highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Doncaster Road (WF11 8NT) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (WF11 8NT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Doncaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pinders Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Drive —
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Data Sources

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