Total Crime Rate
291.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cemetery 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 Cemetery Road (WF13 2RY) 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 Cemetery Road (WF13 2RY), the main crime hotspot is near Hanover Gardens. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 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 | Boothroyd Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boothroyd Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Quarry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Matthew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Matthew Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Senior Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Senior Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Senior Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paulinus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanover Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Unity Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boothroyd Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Park Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boothroyd Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boothroyd Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Boothroyd Green | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Boothroyd Green | Under investigation |
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