Total Crime Rate

447.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

245.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 447.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 245.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.2 10/10
  • Public order 59.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
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

Fenton Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fenton Square (HD1 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 447.2 per 1,000 residents and was 426.7% higher than the Golcar average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 245.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fenton Square (HD1 3HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bankfield Road. Police recorded 33 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 Fenton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Springdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barge Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bankfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rifle Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rifle Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Woodthorpe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodthorpe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oastler Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodthorpe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodthorpe Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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