Crime Rates at Edge Avenue, Dewsbury, WF12 0EN

Edge Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edge Avenue (WF12 0EN) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edge Avenue (WF12 0EN), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Mount. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.