Total Crime Rate

281.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 281.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mountain Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 57th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountain Road (WF12 0BN) in the last 12 months was 281.9 per 1,000 residents and was 214.0% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 214.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountain Road (WF12 0BN), the main crime hotspot is near Mountain Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mountain Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overthorpe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nook Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nook Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mountain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nook Green —
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Data Sources

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