Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 46.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Larch 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 Larch Road (HD1 4JG) 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 Larch Road (HD1 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Larch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West View Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West View Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heatherfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luck Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Croft Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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