Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 13th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 526th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pontefract Road (WF11 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Knottingley average (174.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (WF11 8RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kershaw Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pontefract Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rockwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kershaw Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B6136 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6136 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lyng Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holes Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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