Crime Rates at Jilling Gardens, Dewsbury, WF12 8DF

Jilling Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 505th 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 Jilling Gardens (WF12 8DF) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jilling Gardens (WF12 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Bank Grove. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.