Total Crime Rate

1105.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1105.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 325.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 255.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 205.0 10/10
  • Other theft 80.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Burglary 45.0 10/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Womersley Road area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 9th 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 Womersley Road (WF11 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 1105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 533.5% higher than the Knottingley average (174.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 370.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Womersley Road (WF11 0DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Downland Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 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

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Data Sources

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