Total Crime Rate

141.8 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 141.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Greenhead Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 269th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenhead Road (HD1 4ER) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenhead Road (HD1 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Elizabeth Gardens. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenhead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oastler Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodthorpe Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Gardens
Sep 2025Public order Park Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Drive South Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Back Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Drive South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Woodthorpe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwood Hall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fenton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rifle Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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