Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 95.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Becks Court area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 472nd 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 Becks Court (WF12 8BL) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Becks Court (WF12 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Town Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craig-Y-Don (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Becks Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Craig-Y-Don Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatsworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boldgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Garth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Craig-Y-Don Under investigation

Data Sources

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