Total Crime Rate

229.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.7 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 229.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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

Cedar Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 99th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cedar Road (WF12 8NN) in the last 12 months was 229.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Road (WF12 8NN), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Crescent. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cedar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Princess Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Princess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindle Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Princess Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Princess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Princess Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Princess Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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