Crime Rates at Watergate Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9QB

Watergate Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 53rd 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 Watergate Road (WF12 9QB) in the last 12 months was 291.6 per 1,000 residents and was 133.3% higher than the Dewsbury West average (125.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 156.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watergate Road (WF12 9QB), the main crime hotspot is near Lacey Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.