This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.63 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.63 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Dewsbury South
Crime trends · Dewsbury South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
65
YoY -23%
ASB
11
YoY +175%
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY +700%
Burglary
5
YoY +400%
Criminal damage
13
YoY +18%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
124
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Dewsbury South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 19,267
White Brit.43.7%
Pakistani25.3%
Indian22.7%
Other Asian1.5%
Other White1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 5.5%
Religion
Total residents: 19,247
Muslim49.5%
Christian24.8%
No religion19.0%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 19,251
35–4919.3%
50–6417.3%
25–3413.0%
10–159.0%
65–748.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.0%
Households
Total households: 6,559
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.8%
Other14.0%
Any member 66+10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
