Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byron Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 290th highest crime rate of 1,130 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 Byron Close (WF11 8QG) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Close (WF11 8QG), the main crime hotspot is near The Nurseries. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crewe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nurseries Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nurseries Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nurseries Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tennyson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crewe Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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