Crime Rate in Lindley, ward

Lindley has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Kirklees district and the 2911th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 94th lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lindley in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Kirklees district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lindley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 568 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -34.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 706 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lindley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.