Total Crime Rate

428.6 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 428.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.1 10/10
  • Public order 58.7 10/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cressfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Greenhead , and the 30th 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 Cressfield Road (HD3 3EF) in the last 12 months was 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 380.7% 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 301.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cressfield Road (HD3 3EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cressfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cressfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baton Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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