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

Norfolk Close 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 Norfolk Close (HD1 5NJ) 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 Norfolk Close (HD1 5NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Back Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vernon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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