Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 100.4 8/10
  • Other theft 41.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Pottery Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 441st highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pottery Street (HD3 3TR) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Golcar average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Street (HD3 3TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Hill Court, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pottery Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laund Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kiln Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smithy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walsham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsham Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Hill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Hill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Hill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Hill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maplin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helene Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helene Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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