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

Lynton Avenue 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 Lynton Avenue (HD1 4EX) 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 Lynton Avenue (HD1 4EX), the main crime hotspot is near Park Drive South. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynton Avenue area

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

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