Total Crime Rate

262.8 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 262.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.8 10/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 109th 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 Walk (WF11 9NH) in the last 12 months was 262.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 182.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aire Walk (WF11 9NH), the main crime hotspot is near Croftlands. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aire Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
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 Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithe Barn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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