Total Crime Rate
61.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heaton Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 587th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heaton Road (HD1 4JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West View Rise, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Golcar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Fold Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dingle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West View Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Fold Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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