Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Beech Street (HD1 4JN) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Street (HD1 4JN), 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 Beech Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Robin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Rise
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quaker Lane Under investigation
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Quaker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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