Total Crime Rate

108.0 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 108.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beaver Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 405th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaver Drive (WF13 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaver Drive (WF13 3SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pilgrim Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Well Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beaver Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckett Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coney Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Heckmondwike Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckett Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaver Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaver Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beckett Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coney Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pump Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pump Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckett Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckett Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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