Total Crime Rate

283.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 283.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Nibshaw Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 64th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nibshaw Lane (BD19 4PD) in the last 12 months was 283.8 per 1,000 residents and was 285.2% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 161.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nibshaw Lane (BD19 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near Spen Lane. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nibshaw Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butts Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Butts Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoney Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shirley Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shirley Parade Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Roberson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlesworth Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Spen Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ash Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spen Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spen Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Spen Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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