Total Crime Rate

256.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 256.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Low Cross Court 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 Low Cross Court (WF11 9AP) 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 Low Cross Court (WF11 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Morley Avenue. Police recorded 34 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 Low Cross Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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