Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Warren Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 507th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 Warren Avenue (WF11 0EU) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warren Avenue (WF11 0EU), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Head Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Warren Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Head Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hammond Road
Sep 2025Public order Plowes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pontefract Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmayne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vale Head Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotterill Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mirey Butt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mirey Butt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mirey Butt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Vale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotterill Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Head Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Head Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Head Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Head Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Head Mount Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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