Crime Rate in Kirkburton, ward

Kirkburton has the lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 1074th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 27th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kirkburton in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kirkburton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 269 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 317 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kirkburton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park Side. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.