Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lindley Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lindley , and the 325th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindley Avenue (HD3 3QU) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 130.5% higher than the Lindley average (53.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindley Avenue (HD3 3QU), the main crime hotspot is near St Georges Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Annes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Annes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Flax Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Annes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Warren House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ainley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weather Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weather Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Weather Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Annes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Weather Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alderstone Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stirling Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stirling Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Wood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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