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

Fitzwilliam 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 Fitzwilliam Street (HD1 5LG) 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 Fitzwilliam Street (HD1 5LG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 329 crimes here, including 188 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fitzwilliam Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newhouse Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhead Road —
Apr 2026Public order Back Greenhead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Huddersfield Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sergeantson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sergeantson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sergeantson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sergeantson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Huddersfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Huddersfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Huddersfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Huddersfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huddersfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St George'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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