Total Crime Rate
116.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middle Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 349th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Road (WF12 8BS) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middle Road (WF12 8BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regal Court, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heaton Avenue (6 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 | Drugs | Middle Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
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