Total Crime Rate

156.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 156.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 207th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fitzwilliam Street (HD1 5PH) in the last 12 months was 156.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzwilliam Street (HD1 5PH), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Close. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 39 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A629 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Greenhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Greenhead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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