Total Crime Rate

166.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Navigation Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Navigation Road (WF12 9HW) in the last 12 months was 166.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Navigation Road (WF12 9HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Navigation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime King Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Providence Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Court 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 Nursery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centenary Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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