Total Crime Rate

91.3 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Womersley Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 527th highest 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 Womersley Road (WF11 8AA) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Womersley Road (WF11 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Racca Green, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morley Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Womersley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Racca Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morley Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gillann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithe Barn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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