Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Edge Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 318th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edge Lane (WF12 0HA) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 136.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edge Lane (WF12 0HA), the main crime hotspot is near Valley Drive. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walker Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Way Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Edge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walker Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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