Crime Rates at Balmoral Drive, Knottingley, WF11 8RQ

Balmoral Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 304th 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 Balmoral Drive (WF11 8RQ) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Knottingley average (154.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Drive (WF11 8RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sowgate Lane, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.