Crime Rates at Heaton Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4JB

Heaton Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 425th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heaton Road (HD1 4JB) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Road (HD1 4JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wren Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.