Total Crime Rate

179.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.5 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 179.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.0 10/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (WF13 3BB) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 99.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (WF13 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Walk, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradbury Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bradbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradbury Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fir Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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