Total Crime Rate
291.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dewsbury Ring 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 Dewsbury Ring Road (WF13 1HX) 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 Dewsbury Ring Road (WF13 1HX), the main crime hotspot is near Aldams Road. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dewsbury West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nowell'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aldams Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kertland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kertland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kertland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kertland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nowell'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kertland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kertland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldams Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aldams Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aldams Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aldams Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willan'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Willan'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pinfold Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kertland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kertland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Aldams Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Aldams Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Aldams Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldams Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacey Street | Under investigation |
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