Total Crime Rate
170.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Huddersfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 177th 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 Huddersfield Road (WF13 3JF) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Huddersfield Road (WF13 3JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravens Walk (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dewsbury South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ravens Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravens Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ravens Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hebble Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ravens Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ravens Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravens Walk | Under investigation |
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