Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 110.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Beech Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Street (HD1 4JS) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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 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

Data Sources

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