Crime Rates at Armitage Buildings, Dewsbury, WF12 7JP

Armitage Buildings area has the 41st highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 247th 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 Armitage Buildings (WF12 7JP) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armitage Buildings (WF12 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dewsbury Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.