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Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Yvette Cooper · Labour
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Yvette Cooper (Labour)Crime Trends
Crime rows are aggregated across the constituency LSOA footprint for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley.
Latest month
1,953
Published for Jan 2026
Largest category
Unknown
10,442 incidents in the trailing 12-month window
Coverage
51
LSOAs linked through postcodes
Latest month1,953Published for Jan 2026
3M rolling average36.7incidents per month per LSOA
12M baseline36.5Trailing yearly average for the same geography.
YoY change-4.1%2025 vs 2024
Monthly trend line (5Y)
Monthly level3M rolling averageQuarter change -2.8%Feb 2021 to Jan 2026
Annual comparison
Location summary
LocationPontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyCounts are normalized against the constituency's current LSOA footprint.
Total incidents22,305Latest rolling 12-month police window.
Largest categoryUnspecified10,442 incidents · 46.8%
Coverage51 LSOAsRolling averages are normalized by this coverage set.
Mapped incident locations
| Month | Crime type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near A6032 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Anti-social behaviour West Yorkshire Police | On or near A639 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Criminal damage and arson West Yorkshire Police | On or near A639 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Criminal damage and arson West Yorkshire Police | On or near A639 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near A639 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near A639 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near A639 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences West Yorkshire Police | On or near A639 | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Jan 2026 | Other theft West Yorkshire Police | On or near A645 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Other theft West Yorkshire Police | On or near A645 | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near A645 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near A645 | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near Acacia Close | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near Airedale Drive | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near Airedale Drive | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences West Yorkshire Police | On or near Airedale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences West Yorkshire Police | On or near Airedale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Jan 2026 | Possession of weapons West Yorkshire Police | On or near Aire Terrace | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near Aire Terrace | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified West Yorkshire Police | On or near Aire Terrace | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences West Yorkshire Police | On or near Aire Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences West Yorkshire Police | On or near Aire Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Jan 2026 | Anti-social behaviour West Yorkshire Police | On or near Aketon Road | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Drugs West Yorkshire Police | On or near Ambler Street | Under investigation |
Category totals
| Crime type | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 10,442 | 46.8% |
| Violence and sexual offences Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 5,069 | 22.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 1,247 | 5.6% |
| Shoplifting Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 967 | 4.3% |
| Public order Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 873 | 3.9% |
| Vehicle crime Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 862 | 3.9% |
| Criminal damage and arson Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 849 | 3.8% |
| Other theft Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 657 | 2.9% |
| Burglary Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 443 | 2.0% |
| Other crime Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 373 | 1.7% |
| Drugs Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 247 | 1.1% |
| Robbery Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 100 | 0.4% |
| Possession of weapons Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 80 | 0.4% |
| Theft from the person Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 54 | 0.2% |
| Bicycle theft Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 42 | 0.2% |
Police archive locations are published as mapped street-level points, not exact private addresses, so incidents may be snapped to a nearby road segment. Annual comparison uses full calendar years where 12 published months are available; otherwise it falls back to trailing 12 months versus the preceding 12 months.