Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 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 157.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kaffir Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kaffir Road (HD2 2AN) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kaffir Road (HD2 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnyside. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kaffir Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sunnyside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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