Total Crime Rate

171.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Burglary 33.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Grange Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Grange Avenue (BD4 6NX) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 120.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Avenue (BD4 6NX), the main crime hotspot is near Moorhouse Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moorhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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