Total Crime Rate
100.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ravens Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 451st 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 Ravens Crescent (WF13 3QF) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Dewsbury West average (125.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ravens Crescent (WF13 3QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravens Walk (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dewsbury West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravens Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravens Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ravens Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ravens Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravens Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravens Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ravens Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ravens Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravens Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravens Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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