Total Crime Rate

80.5 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sycamore Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 536th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Avenue (WF11 0QA) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 8 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Avenue (WF11 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Ennerdale Drive. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hazel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ryedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ryedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryedale Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ennerdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ennerdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinewood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windermere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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