Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lees Hall Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 590th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Lees Hall Road (WF12 9EN) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lees Hall Road (WF12 9EN), the main crime hotspot is near Blackers Court. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lees Hall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ouzelwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravensthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ouzelwell Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime King Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ouzelwell Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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