Total Crime Rate
118.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lees Hall Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 339th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lees Hall Road (WF12 9HF) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lees Hall Road (WF12 9HF), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dewsbury South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tudor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilner View | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lees Holm | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Eyre Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eyre Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kilner View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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