Total Crime Rate
26.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ullswater Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
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 Ullswater Close (WF12 7PN) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ullswater Close (WF12 7PN), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Lane. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dewsbury East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ennerdale Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eskdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matterdale Road | Under investigation |
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