Total Crime Rate

121.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.8 8/10
  • Burglary 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South View Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 331st highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South View Road (BD4 6PH) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View Road (BD4 6PH), 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 South View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Moorhouse Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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