Crime Rates at Douglas Street, Dewsbury, WF12 9DX

Douglas Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 359th 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 Douglas Street (WF12 9DX) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Street (WF12 9DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slaithwaite Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.