Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 106.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 46.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

School Street West area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 404th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Street West (HD3 3ET) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% higher than the Greenhead average (91.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Street West (HD3 3ET), the main crime hotspot is near Cadogan Avenue. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Gibson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street 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 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakes Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakes Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Equilbrium Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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 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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