Total Crime Rate

205.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 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 205.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Other theft 36.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 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

Huddersfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Huddersfield Road (WF13 3EL) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huddersfield Road (WF13 3EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravens Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Huddersfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswharfe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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