Crime Rate in Almondbury, ward

Almondbury has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 2092nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 166th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Almondbury in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Almondbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 704 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 858 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Almondbury ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 217 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Fernside Crescent (42 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.