Total Crime Rate

116.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 116.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sussex Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Walk (WF13 2TH) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Walk (WF13 2TH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Park Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
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 2026Other crime St Matthew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boothroyd Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nowell'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nowell'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Pinfold Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinfold Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinfold Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorlands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pinfold Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Unity Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burking Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St John Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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