Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Slaithwaite Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 501st lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 0AD) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Dewsbury South average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slaithwaite Road (WF12 0AD), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Slaithwaite Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hillgarth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hebble Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hebble Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hebble Court —
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Data Sources

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