Total Crime Rate
102.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hunsworth Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Birstall and Birkenshaw , and the 429th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Hunsworth Lane (BD4 6PY) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hunsworth Lane (BD4 6PY), the main crime hotspot is near Moorhouse Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birstall and Birkenshaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hurstville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hurstville Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moorhouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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