Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 28th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 602nd highest 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 Mountain Road (WF12 0BW) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountain Road (WF12 0BW), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Drive —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nook Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mountain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nook Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nook Green —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overthorpe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ings Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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