Crime Rates at Lees Hall Road, Dewsbury, WF12 0RT

Lees Hall Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Lees Hall Road (WF12 0RT) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lees Hall Road (WF12 0RT), the main crime hotspot is near Parker Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.