Total Crime Rate

242.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.7 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 242.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Drugs 48.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rook Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 90th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rook Street (HD1 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 242.7 per 1,000 residents and was 166.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rook Street (HD1 5AZ), 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 Rook Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Huddersfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John William Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huddersfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Huddersfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St George'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery John William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chancery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brooks Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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