Total Crime Rate

192.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 192.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wren Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Wren Street (HD1 4TU) in the last 12 months was 192.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.8% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wren Street (HD1 4TU), the main crime hotspot is near Brow Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wren Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order College Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Fold Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Robin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Rise
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moorside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quaker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quaker Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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