Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Middle Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 370th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 8BT) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Road (WF12 8BT), the main crime hotspot is near Craig-Y-Don. Police recorded 19 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 Middle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Laithes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laithes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laithes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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