Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 40.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 9.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Oakes Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 364th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakes Road (HD3 3EW) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Greenhead average (91.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakes Road (HD3 3EW), 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 Oakes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norcross Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Equilbrium Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakes Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakes Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Norcross Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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