Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dewsbury Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Elland , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

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 Dewsbury Road (HX5 9AF) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Elland average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (HX5 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Heathbury Gardens. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Westbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elland Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whitwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldercroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldercroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Springfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Lea —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turnpike Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huddersfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huddersfield Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Huddersfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elland Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathbury Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathbury Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heathfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Huddersfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemount Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemount Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Rosemount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosemount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemount Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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