Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Lea Cottages area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 563rd 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 West Lea Cottages (WF11 0DF) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Lea Cottages (WF11 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Racca Green, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gillann Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Lea Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Racca Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Racca Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Racca Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Racca Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Racca Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racca Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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