Total Crime Rate

144.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pontefract Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 297th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pontefract Road (WF11 8RN) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (WF11 8RN), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Head Grove. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirey Butt Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirey Butt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirey Butt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirey Butt Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mirey Butt Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redmayne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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