Total Crime Rate

168.7 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 168.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • 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
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

Netherfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 185th 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 Netherfield Road (WF13 3JY) in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Netherfield Road (WF13 3JY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 29 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Pond View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Pond Street —
Sep 2025Public order Great Pond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netherfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Netherfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Netherfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sackville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Netherfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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