Total Crime Rate
475.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ings Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .
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 Ings Crescent (WF12 0BT) in the last 12 months was 475.5 per 1,000 residents and was 429.7% higher than the Dewsbury South average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 342.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ings Crescent (WF12 0BT), the main crime hotspot is near Mountain Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dewsbury South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnip Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edge Top Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edge Top Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnip Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nook Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnip Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnip Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnip Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnip Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mountain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nook Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nook Green | Under investigation |
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