Total Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 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 104.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Netherfield Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 416th 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 Netherfield Road (WF13 3JY) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Netherfield Road (WF13 3JY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Netherfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Great Pond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Great Pond Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Pond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Pond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Pond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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