Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larch 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 Larch Road (HD1 4JH) 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 Larch Road (HD1 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 19 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clough Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnny Moores Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Croft Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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