Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Huddersfield Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 634th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Huddersfield Road (WF13 3RN) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huddersfield Road (WF13 3RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravens Crescent, where police recorded 18 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.

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Crime Over Time in Huddersfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ravens Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ravens Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravens Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ravens Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ravens Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravens Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravens Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravens Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravens Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravens Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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