Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.9 8/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehall Road East area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 466th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Whitehall Road East (BD11 2LL) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% higher than the Birstall and Birkenshaw average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road East (BD11 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Newcastle Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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