Total Crime Rate

278.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Public order 43.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cemetery Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 66th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Cemetery Road (WF13 2SE) in the last 12 months was 278.8 per 1,000 residents and was 133.1% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 145.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (WF13 2SE), the main crime hotspot is near Hanover Gardens. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cemetery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Public order Unity Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Senior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Senior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Senior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weaving Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St John Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paulinus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tweedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Park Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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