Total Crime Rate

247.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.8 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 247.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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
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

Pontefract Road 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 Pontefract Road (WF11 8PS) 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 Pontefract Road (WF11 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Tennyson Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pontefract Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crewe Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pollard'S Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castleford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nurseries —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nurseries —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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