Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Headfield Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headfield Road (WF12 9JH) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Dewsbury South average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headfield Road (WF12 9JH), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Headfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Churchbank Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bretfield Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hebble Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Slaithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hebble Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Slaithwaite Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchbank Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hebble Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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