Total Crime Rate
95.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Becks 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.
View Crime In Dewsbury East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Craig-Y-Don | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chatsworth Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boldgrove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Garth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Town Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Craig-Y-Don | Under investigation |
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