Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bow Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 513th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bow Street (HD1 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bow Street (HD1 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Elizabeth Gardens. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bow Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oastler Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Greenhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bankfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barge Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Springwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhead Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Greenhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Greenhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cable Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rifle Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodthorpe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodthorpe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodthorpe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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