Total Crime Rate

166.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 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

Orchard Croft area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Orchard Croft (WF12 9BP) in the last 12 months was 166.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Croft (WF12 9BP), the main crime hotspot is near Slaithwaite Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornie View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Churchbank Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchbank Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Slaithwaite Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centenary Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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