Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Westbourne Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 533rd highest 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 Westbourne Road (HD1 4LF) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Greenhead average (91.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (HD1 4LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollin Avenue, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfield Terrace (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollin Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mitre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Broomfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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