Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Riverside Way area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 318th 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 Riverside Way (WF13 3LG) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Way (WF13 3LG), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Fox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jessamine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons School Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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