Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lee Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 484th 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 Lee Road (WF13 3BE) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Road (WF13 3BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Walk, where police recorded 67 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 Lee Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Street 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradbury Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ladywood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bradbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fir Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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