Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 79.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hurstville Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 596th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hurstville Avenue (BD4 6PX) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurstville Avenue (BD4 6PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurstville Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunsworth Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hurstville Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hurstville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hurstville Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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