Crime Rates at Mitre Street, Dewsbury, WF13 2JB

Mitre Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitre Street (WF13 2JB) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% higher than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitre Street (WF13 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Brunswick Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.