Crime Rates at Pollards Fields, Knottingley, WF11 8TA

Pollards Fields area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 316th lowest crime rate of 1,126 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 Pollards Fields (WF11 8TA) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pollards Fields (WF11 8TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pontefract Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.