Total Crime Rate

150.9 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 150.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ings Walk area has the 31st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton , and the 295th 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 Ings Walk (WF9 3SA) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% higher than the Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ings Walk (WF9 3SA), the main crime hotspot is near Ings Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ings Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clock Row Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bracken Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bracken Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bracken Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minsthorpe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Minsthorpe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minsthorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Ings Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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