Total Crime Rate

276.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Syke Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Avenue (WF12 8HR) in the last 12 months was 276.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 183.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Syke Avenue (WF12 8HR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Syke Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Syke Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bank Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bank Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bank Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Syke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Syke Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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