Crime Rates at Broomhill Avenue, Knottingley, WF11 0DR

Broomhill Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broomhill Avenue (WF11 0DR) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomhill Avenue (WF11 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfields, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomhill Square (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.