Crime Rates at High Street, Westtown, Dewsbury, WF13 2PU

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 197th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WF13 2PU) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Dewsbury West average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WF13 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Lacey Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.