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

Womersley Road 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 Womersley Road (WF11 0DJ) 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 Womersley Road (WF11 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gillann Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Womersley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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