Crime Rate in Dewsbury East, ward

Dewsbury East has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 540th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 45th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dewsbury East in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% higher than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dewsbury East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,412 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 13 cases , up 30.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -45.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,837 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dewsbury East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 252 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.