Total Crime Rate
383.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
225.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cedar Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 35th 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 Cedar Road (WF12 8PD) in the last 12 months was 383.3 per 1,000 residents and was 139.1% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 225.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cedar Road (WF12 8PD), 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.
View Crime In Dewsbury East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spindle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Princess Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Princess Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chickenley Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chickenley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chickenley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazel Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hazel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Short Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Princess Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Princess Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Princess Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Princess Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Crescent | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Princess Crescent | Under investigation |
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