Postcode · Dewsbury
Crime in WF12 9LT
How much crime is recorded in WF12 9LT, 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
- 2,021 (2024)
WF12 9LTDewsbury
How safe is WF12 9LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF12 9LT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 9LTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Shoplifting9.78.4
Burglary6.49.1
Public order6.44.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime3.91.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.