Total Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lees Hall Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lees Hall Road (WF12 0RH) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lees Hall Road (WF12 0RH), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Grove. Police recorded 29 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 Lees Hall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Honeysuckle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hebble Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overthorpe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hillgarth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hebble Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hebble Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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