Total Crime Rate
52.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Latham Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 492nd lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Latham Lane (BD19 4AW) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Latham Lane (BD19 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liversedge and Gomersal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thatchers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Silver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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