Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.0 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Bank Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 349th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bank Road (WF12 7AF) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Dewsbury East average (160.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bank Road (WF12 7AF), the main crime hotspot is near Coates Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Bank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bywell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ripon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Frances Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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