Total Crime Rate

383.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 383.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Aire Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 58th 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 Aire Street (WF11 9AT) in the last 12 months was 383.4 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 142.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aire Street (WF11 9AT), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Lane. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aire Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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