Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Dewsbury South , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Huddersfield Road (WF14 9HS) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% higher than the Dewsbury South average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huddersfield Road (WF14 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near Crescent Walk. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huddersfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fir Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Crescent Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crescent Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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