Total Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Back Slaithwaite Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Slaithwaite Road (WF12 9DS) in the last 12 months was 100.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Slaithwaite Road (WF12 9DS), 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 Back Slaithwaite Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pioneer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headfield View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headfield View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Headfield View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pioneer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchbank Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lees Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Road —
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Data Sources

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