Total Crime Rate

365.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 365.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.9 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 33.7 10/10
  • Other crime 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (HD1 4TR) in the last 12 months was 365.4 per 1,000 residents and was 330.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (HD1 4TR), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill Top Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pear Tree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Speedwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoney Battery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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