Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 530th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (WF12 9DF) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Dewsbury South average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (WF12 9DF), the main crime hotspot is near Slaithwaite Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Olympia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pioneer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pioneer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchbank Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olympia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olympia Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Parker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Holm —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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