Total Crime Rate

827.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 827.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 364.8 10/10
  • Public order 139.3 10/10
  • Drugs 86.1 10/10
  • Other theft 53.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery John William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Half Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huddersfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Unna Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooks Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brooks Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brooks Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brooks Yard Under investigation

Data Sources

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