Crime Rates at Upper South Street, Dewsbury, WF13 2EQ

Upper South Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 150 local areas in Batley East , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper South Street (WF13 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 759.5 per 1,000 residents and was 502.7% higher than the Batley East average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 357.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper South Street (WF13 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Textile Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.