Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 657th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (WF13 3AH) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (WF13 3AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Walk, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northstead (27 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shill Bank Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarkson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Craven Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarkson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shill Bank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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