Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 100.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Valley Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 438th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Valley Road (WF12 0JY) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (WF12 0JY), the main crime hotspot is near Smithy Walk. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Frank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Partridge Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hostingley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Partridge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Partridge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glebe Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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