Total Crime Rate

219.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.6 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 219.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
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

Water Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 110th 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 Water Street (HD1 4BL) in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 158.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 114.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (HD1 4BL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Woodthorpe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cable 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Huddersfield Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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