Total Crime Rate

404.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

253.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 404.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 253.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Public order 35.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
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

Garden Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Street (WF13 3AR) in the last 12 months was 404.1 per 1,000 residents and was 350.3% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 253.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Street (WF13 3AR), 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 Garden Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Craven Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lock Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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