Total Crime Rate
137.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lamb Inn Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 325th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lamb Inn Road (WF11 8BU) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Knottingley average (154.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lamb Inn Road (WF11 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Racca Green, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gillann Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knottingley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quarry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Croft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Racca Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Racca Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Racca Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Racca Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfields Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Racca Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garden Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillann Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Weeland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Weeland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Racca Green | Under investigation |
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