Total Crime Rate

516.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 516.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 427.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Acre Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lindley , and the 20th 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 Acre Street (HD3 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 516.3 per 1,000 residents and was 823.1% higher than the Lindley average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Street (HD3 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 123 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 Acre Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirk Lea Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gibson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Acre House Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue 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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