Crime Rates at Wheat Close, Dewsbury, WF13 3RL

Wheat Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 508th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheat Close (WF13 3RL) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheat Close (WF13 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wroe Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornfield (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.