Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.3 7/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fearnley Croft area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 517th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fearnley Croft (BD19 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 232.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fearnley Croft (BD19 4NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Butts Hill. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fearnley Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Walk —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butts Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shirley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnley'S Mill Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shirley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Walk —
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Data Sources

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