Total Crime Rate
198.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Water Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Water Street (HD1 4BB) in the last 12 months was 198.1 per 1,000 residents and was 136.2% higher than the Golcar average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Water Street (HD1 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Golcar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bankfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back Wentworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rifle Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Grove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Huddersfield Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oastler Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prospect Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prospect Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Elizabeth Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Elizabeth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Back Greenhead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Grove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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