Total Crime Rate

233.7 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 233.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Public order 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Greenhead , and the 93rd 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 Crescent (HD1 5DY) in the last 12 months was 233.7 per 1,000 residents and was 162.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Crescent (HD1 5DY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary King Cliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Filbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Filbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tanfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Beacon Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Beacon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Horse Shoe Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horse Shoe Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Filbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clement Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hops Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leslie Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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