Total Crime Rate
128.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edgerton Green area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 295th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edgerton Green (HD1 5RD) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edgerton Green (HD1 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgerton Grove Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitre Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Greenhead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mitre Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edgerton Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Back Trinity Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ellerslie Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenhead Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spire Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Abbot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Abbot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glebe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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