Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garfit Hill area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 107th lowest 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 Garfit Hill (BD19 4QR) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garfit Hill (BD19 4QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Peter'S Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Meadows (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birstall and Birkenshaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kirkgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Close | Under investigation |
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