Total Crime Rate

737.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

381.2 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 737.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 381.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.5 10/10
  • Drugs 98.4 10/10
  • Public order 86.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Other theft 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.6 7/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Johns Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 13th 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 St Johns Road (HD1 5AY) in the last 12 months was 737.7 per 1,000 residents and was 709.9% higher 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 381.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (HD1 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chancery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chancery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chancery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chancery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chancery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John William Street —
Apr 2026Drugs St George'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St George'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brooks Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brooks Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brooks Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooks Yard —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chancery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order John William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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