Total Crime Rate

257.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 257.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.5 10/10
  • Drugs 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Middle Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 114th 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 Middle Lane (WF11 8RT) in the last 12 months was 257.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Lane (WF11 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Morley Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Gillann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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