Total Crime Rate

149.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kirklees area has the 29th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Marconi , and the 61st highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

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 Kirklees (CM1 2AG) in the last 12 months was 149.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Marconi average (132.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirklees (CM1 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastern Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirklees area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rainsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Hughes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Swiss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swiss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swiss Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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