Total Crime Rate

232.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 232.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pontefract Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 146th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Pontefract Road (WF11 8PS) in the last 12 months was 232.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (WF11 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near The Nurseries. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontefract Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tennyson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Castleford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arncliffe Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nurseries Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nurseries Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crewe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crewe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nurseries Under investigation
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Data Sources

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