Cross Road, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

Cross Road is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Cross Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Cross Road is located in the Dewsbury South ward of the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire.
Coordinates 53.663149, -1.632314
Grid Ref SE243185
Suburb Thornhill Lees
Constituency Dewsbury
Postcodes WF12 0EA, WF12 0EB, WF12 0ED

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Cross Road in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Cross Road, West Yorkshire

There were 5 street crime incidents in Cross Road in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-yorkshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Cross Road
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Public Order Awaiting court outcome
4 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
5 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Cross Road and compared that to the average for the Dewsbury South ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cross Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dewsbury South ward

Social economic statistics for Cross Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Cross Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Cross Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Cross Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Cross Road are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Cross Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Cross Road are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Cross Road are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Cross Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Cross Road are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Cross Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Cross Road.

Unemployment in Cross Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.88% of Cross Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cross Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cross Road. The proportion of retirees on Cross Road is 2.65% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.95% of Cross Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cross Road

The proportion of home owners on Cross Road is 15.45% lower than the national average of 62%. 6.03% of properties in Cross Road are private rented and 47.41% are social rented.
46.55% of residents of Cross Road own their home

Country of Birth of Cross Road residents

The proportion if Cross Road residents born in the UK is 13.94% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.41% of Cross Road residents were born outside the UK.
96.59% of Cross Road residents were born in the UK

Cross Road Summary

With house prices in Cross Road less than the average for West Yorkshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Cross Road is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Cross Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Cross Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Cross Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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