Total Crime Rate
86.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bluebell Walk area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 539th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bluebell Walk (WF12 8DE) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bluebell Walk (WF12 8DE), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Craig-Y-Don | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Craig-Y-Don | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chatsworth Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Town Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Garth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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