Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Slaithwaite Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 347th 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 Slaithwaite Road (WF12 9DL) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slaithwaite Road (WF12 9DL), 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 Slaithwaite Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pioneer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornie View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Slaithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Slaithwaite Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Slaithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Churchbank Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchbank Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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