Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Calder Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 642nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Calder Road (WF12 9EA) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Calder Road (WF12 9EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Great Pond Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Calder Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Pond Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Pond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Great Pond Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Pond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Great Pond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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