Crime Rates at Orchard Street, Dewsbury, WF12 9LH

Orchard Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 531st highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Orchard Street (WF12 9LH) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (WF12 9LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scarborough Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.