Postcode · Dewsbury
Crime in WF13 3PR
How much crime is recorded in WF13 3PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
WF13 3PRDewsbury
How safe is WF13 3PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF13 3PR area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).
WF13 3PRNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Burglary13.39.1
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.