Crime Rates at Market Place, Dewsbury, WF13 1DW

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 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 Market Place (WF13 1DW) in the last 12 months was 2751.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2083.4% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 263 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 407 (≈ 1233.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (WF13 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near Westgate. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.