Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 103.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blackers Court area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 419th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackers Court (WF12 9EB) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackers Court (WF12 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Blackers Court. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackers Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackers Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ouzelwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blackers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ouzelwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ouzelwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ouzelwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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