Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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

Leamington Terrace area has the 31st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 461st highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Leamington Terrace (WF12 9BA) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Dewsbury South average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leamington Terrace (WF12 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scarborough Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leamington Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cowper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hebble View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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