Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Headland Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 579th 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 Headland Lane (WF12 8JS) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Headland Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Middle Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Craig-Y-Don Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Frances Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Craig-Y-Don Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manor Garth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatsworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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