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

Upper Brow Road 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 Upper Brow Road (HD1 4UP) 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 Upper Brow Road (HD1 4UP), 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 Upper Brow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Rise
Sep 2025Public order Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Park Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moorside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Robin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clough Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnny Moores Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croft Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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