Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 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 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Slaithwaite Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 317th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

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 Slaithwaite Road (WF12 0AA) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Dewsbury South average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slaithwaite Road (WF12 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walker Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingham Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Slaithwaite Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillgarth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headfield View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headfield View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Headfield View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walker Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pioneer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pioneer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaithwaite Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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