Total Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ravens Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 286th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Ravens Street (WF13 3JD) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the Dewsbury South average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravens Street (WF13 3JD), the main crime hotspot is near Great Pond View. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ravens Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ravens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Pond View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Pond Street —
Sep 2025Public order Great Pond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crawshaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Ravens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hebble Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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