Total Crime Rate

233.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 233.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Syke Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 94th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Syke Grove (WF12 8EY) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Syke Grove (WF12 8EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bank Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank View (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Syke Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Syke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bywell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Syke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bywell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bywell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frances Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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