Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 52.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Warings Buildings area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 494th 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 Warings Buildings (WF3 1DD) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Batley East average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warings Buildings (WF3 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornefield Crescent, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Syke Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warings Buildings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Syke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Syke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Warings Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turnberry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Syke Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornefield Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornefield Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornefield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Fair Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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