Total Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 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 118.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lees Hall Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 339th 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 Lees Hall Road (WF12 0RT) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lees Hall Road (WF12 0RT), the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilner View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Olympia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olympia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olympia Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Parker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Holm —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eyre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilner View Local resolution
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Data Sources

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