Total Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 562nd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ings Road (WF13 1NU) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Dewsbury East average (160.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ings Road (WF13 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Highgate Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Battye Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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