Crime Rates at School Crescent, Dewsbury, WF13 4RT

School Crescent area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Batley West , and the 234th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% higher than the Batley West average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Crescent (WF13 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near Knowles Hill Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.