Total Crime Rate

167.9 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 167.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brewery Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 190th 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 Brewery Lane (WF12 9DU) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brewery Lane (WF12 9DU), 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 Brewery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centenary Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Slaithwaite Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Providence Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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