Total Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lees Holm area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 57th 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 Lees Holm (WF12 0AX) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower than the Dewsbury South average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lees Holm (WF12 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Slaithwaite Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lees Holm area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Slaithwaite Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olympia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Olympia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pioneer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Providence Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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