Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Low Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Low Road (WF13 3PP) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Dewsbury West average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Road (WF13 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Crow Nest View. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Low Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pilgrim Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckett Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gledhill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beaver Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crow Nest View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beckett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crow Nest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beckett Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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