Crime Rates at Kingsley Avenue, Knottingley, WF11 8PY

Kingsley Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 28th 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 Kingsley Avenue (WF11 8PY) in the last 12 months was 471.2 per 1,000 residents and was 204.8% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 244.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (WF11 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pontefract Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pinfold Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.