Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.6 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 118.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Woodville Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 337th 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 Woodville Road (WF12 7BE) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodville Road (WF12 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rockley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Eastborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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