Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Headland Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 558th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Headland Lane (WF12 8JS) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headland Lane (WF12 8JS), 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 Headland Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Walker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laithes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laithes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camilla Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Becks Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laithes Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frances Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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