Total Crime Rate

137.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 137.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Broomhill Grove 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 Grove (WF11 0DT) 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 Grove (WF11 0DT), 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 Broomhill Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weeland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weeland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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