Total Crime Rate

161.7 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 161.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 41.4 8/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Town area has the 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 212th 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 The Town (WF12 0QX) in the last 12 months was 161.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Town (WF12 0QX), 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 The Town area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Walker Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Edge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Doubting Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doubting Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cowdry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overthorpe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walker Green —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area 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
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Data Sources

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