Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ingham Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

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 Ingham Road (WF12 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher than the Dewsbury South average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ingham Road (WF12 0AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walker Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingham Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walker Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pioneer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pioneer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Olympia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olympia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olympia Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Parker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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