Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 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 81.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

North View area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 574th 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 North View (WF12 9LF) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North View (WF12 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Scarborough Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebble View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pentland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Savile Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Savile Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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