Crime Rates at School Crescent, Dewsbury, WF13 4RT

School Crescent area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 350th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Crescent (WF13 4RT) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Batley West average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Crescent (WF13 4RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wroe Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knowles Hill Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.