Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • 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 crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cross Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 469th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Road (WF12 0EA) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Road (WF12 0EA), 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 Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Turnip Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Turnip Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Turnip Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnip Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overthorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ings Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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