Total Crime Rate
827.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Greenhead , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 827.9 per 1,000 residents and was 828.5% higher than the Greenhead average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 520.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Road (HD1 5AY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Greenhead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | John William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chancery Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chancery Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Half Moon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | John William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chancery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huddersfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Unna Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooks Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brooks Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brooks Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brooks Yard | Under investigation |
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