Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 69.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Groves Hall Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Dewsbury West , and the 660th lowest 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 Groves Hall Road (WF13 3SN) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groves Hall Road (WF13 3SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wroe Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornfield (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Groves Hall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heckmondwike Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wroe Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wroe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wroe Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheat Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk β€”
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beaver Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheat Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coney Walk β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornfield β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornfield β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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