Total Crime Rate

164.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Croft Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 267th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Croft Avenue (WF11 9BN) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 118.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Avenue (WF11 9BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Racca Green, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croftlands (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Racca Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mowbray Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithe Barn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gillann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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