Total Crime Rate

549.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

395.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 549.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 395.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 332.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.0 10/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Edge Top Road area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edge Top Road (WF12 0BH) in the last 12 months was 549.0 per 1,000 residents and was 511.8% higher 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 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 395.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edge Top Road (WF12 0BH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edge Top Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ings Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overthorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edge Top Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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