Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Burglary 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorhouse Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 429th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorhouse Lane (BD11 2BA) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% higher than the Birstall and Birkenshaw average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorhouse Lane (BD11 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Westgate Terrace. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorhouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Moorhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redhill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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