Crime Rates at Dewsbury, WF13 2SW

This 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 This (WF13 2SW) 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 postcode WF13 2SW, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.