Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Grove Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dewsbury East , and the 505th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Gardens (WF12 8PT) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Gardens (WF12 8PT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boldgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindle Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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