Total Crime Rate
92.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hollinroyd Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 493rd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hollinroyd Road (WF12 7DD) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hollinroyd Road (WF12 7DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dewsbury East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rishworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eastborough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battye Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rockley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rishworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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