Crime Rates at Lynwood Close, Knottingley, WF11 9AX

Lynwood Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knottingley , and the 243rd 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 Lynwood Close (WF11 9AX) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynwood Close (WF11 9AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Racca Green, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croftlands (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.