Total Crime Rate

141.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Intake Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton , and the 326th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Intake Lane (WF4 2LG) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 120.6% higher than the Crofton, Ryhill and Walton average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Intake Lane (WF4 2LG), the main crime hotspot is near Bolton Wife Hill. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Intake Lane area

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Data Sources

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