Total Crime Rate
256.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridge Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 100th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Lane (WF11 9AG) in the last 12 months was 256.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge Lane (WF11 9AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Lane, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knottingley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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