Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 10th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Womersley Road (WF11 0DL) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Womersley Road (WF11 0DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quarry Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomhill Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Womersley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Womersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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