Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 79.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lees Hall Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 597th 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 Lees Hall Road (WF12 9HB) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lees Hall Road (WF12 9HB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tudor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lees Holm —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eyre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eyre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilner View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilner View Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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