Total Crime Rate

163.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ings Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 190th 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 Ings Road (WF17 8LT) in the last 12 months was 163.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ings Road (WF17 8LT), the main crime hotspot is near Transvaal Terrace. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 36 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Bank Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Transvaal Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Transvaal Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Transvaal Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Transvaal Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Transvaal Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A652 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A652 Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A652 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A652 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A652 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairview Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Bank Road —
Apr 2026Public order Coal Pit Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Bank Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summerbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Coal Pit Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ealing Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ealing Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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