Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Womersley Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 281st highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Womersley Road (WF11 8AA) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower than the Knottingley average (154.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Womersley Road (WF11 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Morley Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Womersley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Racca Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racca Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Racca Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Racca Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Racca Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfields Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Racca Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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