Postcode · Dewsbury
Crime in WF12 9DB
How much crime is recorded in WF12 9DB, 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
- 1,846 (2024)
WF12 9DBDewsbury
How safe is WF12 9DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF12 9DB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 9DBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.