Crime Rates at Back Slaithwaite Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9DS

Back 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 Back Slaithwaite Road (WF12 9DS) 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 Back Slaithwaite Road (WF12 9DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slaithwaite Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Grove (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.