Total Crime Rate
84.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsh Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 544th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marsh Lane (WF11 9ER) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsh Lane (WF11 9ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernley Green Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Island (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knottingley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfields Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Weeland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Weeland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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