Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 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 53.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cliff Side area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cliff Side (WF11 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Knottingley average (154.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Side (WF11 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downland Crescent, where police recorded 14 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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