Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 108.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 390th 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 North Road (WF13 3AF) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Dewsbury South average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (WF13 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradbury Street, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duke Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road —
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dearnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dearnley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dearnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dearnley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarkson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Craven Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradbury Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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