Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 149.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kings Mount area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Mount (WF11 8QZ) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Mount (WF11 8QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pontefract Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houghton Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crewe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Castleford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crewe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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