Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

York Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 642nd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 York Road (WF12 7LD) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Dewsbury East average (160.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (WF12 7LD), the main crime hotspot is near Coates Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coates Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mendip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bywell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cross Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coates Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coates Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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