Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 72.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 7th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 645th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Low Road (WF13 3PS) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Road (WF13 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Wroe Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 23 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 (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheat Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wroe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wroe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gledhill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckett Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Beckett Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beckett Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heckmondwike Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beaver Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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