Total Crime Rate

179.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Walker Green area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 165th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walker Green (WF12 0QS) in the last 12 months was 179.5 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 106.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Green (WF12 0QS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Edge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doubting Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Way Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Doubting Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walker Green —
Sep 2025Public order Walker Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cowdry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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