Postcode sector · Dewsbury

Crime in WF13 1

How much crime is recorded in WF13 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Kirklees
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Population: 13,125 (2024)

WF13 1Postcode sector · Dewsbury

Crime

How safe is WF13 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WF13 1, 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

47.7

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

113

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67

By type

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).

WF13 1National

Violence and sexual offences35.523.6

Shoplifting23.38.4

Burglary19.59.1

Public order13.54.6

Anti-social behaviour8.810.7

Drugs8.72.4

Other theft6.94.5

Criminal damage and arson5.74.7

Vehicle crime5.53.5

Other crime3.61.5

Robbery1.61.4

Possession of weapons1.20.9

Theft from the person1.12.1

Bicycle theft0.51.0

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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