Crime Rates at Pontefract Road, Knottingley, WF11 8RW

Pontefract Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 8RW) in the last 12 months was 224.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 171.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (WF11 8RW), 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.