Crime Rates at Pontefract Road, Knottingley, WF11 8RN

Pontefract Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 59th 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 Pontefract Road (WF11 8RN) in the last 12 months was 382.6 per 1,000 residents and was 119.3% higher than the Knottingley average (174.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (WF11 8RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vale Head Grove (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.