Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Rockwood Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 413th 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 Rockwood Close (WF11 8BP) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockwood Close (WF11 8BP), the main crime hotspot is near The Arcade. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rockwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North View —
Sep 2025Other crime B6136 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North View —
Sep 2025Burglary Holes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rockwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lyng Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6136 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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