Postcode · Dewsbury
Crime in WF12 7QA
How much crime is recorded in WF12 7QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlsheaton & Chickenley
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,348 (2024)
WF12 7QADewsbury
How safe is WF12 7QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF12 7QA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 7QANational
Violence and sexual offences37.623.6
Public order7.04.6
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs2.22.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.