Crime Rates at Ings Road, Wakefield, WF1 1DE

Ings Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Stanley and Outwood East , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ings Road (WF1 1DE) in the last 12 months was 344.2 per 1,000 residents and was 361.0% higher than the Stanley and Outwood East average (74.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ings Road (WF1 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ings Road, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carter Street (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.