Crime Rate in Denby Dale, ward

Denby Dale has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 2636th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 86th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Denby Dale in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Denby Dale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 377 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 458 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Denby Dale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Langley Lane, with 51 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Busker Lane (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.