Total Crime Rate

235.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 235.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hazel Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Hazel Road (WF11 0QG) in the last 12 months was 235.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% higher 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 183.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Road (WF11 0QG), the main crime hotspot is near Garsdale Walk. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryedale Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hazel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ryedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Road
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ryedale Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Walk Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Kershaw Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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