Total Crime Rate

152.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dewsbury Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 245th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewsbury Road (WF12 7JL) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (WF12 7JL), the main crime hotspot is near Dewsbury Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dewsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewsbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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