Total Crime Rate

413.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

301.0 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 413.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 301.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.4 10/10
  • Public order 74.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Occupation Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Occupation Road (HD3 3BA) in the last 12 months was 413.3 per 1,000 residents and was 353.7% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 301.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Occupation Road (HD3 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Occupation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Acre House Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsham Grove Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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