Total Crime Rate

297.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 297.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Knowles Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowles Walk (WF9 2UF) in the last 12 months was 297.5 per 1,000 residents and was 261.6% higher than the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton average (82.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 136.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowles Walk (WF9 2UF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowles Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granby Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hutton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillside Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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