Postcode · Dewsbury
Crime in WF12 7LB
How much crime is recorded in WF12 7LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlsheaton & Chickenley
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,286 (2024)
WF12 7LBDewsbury
How safe is WF12 7LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF12 7LB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 7LBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary3.69.1
Public order3.54.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.