Postcode · Dewsbury
Crime in WF12 0RT
How much crime is recorded in WF12 0RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill Lees
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,821 (2024)
WF12 0RTDewsbury
How safe is WF12 0RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF12 0RT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WF12 0RTNational
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft5.84.5
Burglary3.89.1
Drugs3.62.4
Other crime3.51.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.24.6
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.