Total Crime Rate

420.3 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 420.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.1 10/10
  • Public order 47.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 27.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • 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

Kingsley Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 43rd 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 Kingsley Avenue (WF11 8PY) in the last 12 months was 420.3 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 237.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (WF11 8PY), the main crime hotspot is near Pinfold Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pinfold Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Castleford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crewe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crewe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arncliffe Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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