Crime Rates at North Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3AQ

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 3AQ) 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 3AQ), 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.