Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moorlands Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lindley , and the 244th lowest 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 Moorlands Road (HD3 3UG) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Lindley average (53.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moorlands Road (HD3 3UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near M62, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ray Gate (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lindley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Antony Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | M62 | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | M62 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ray Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Antony Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | M62 | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxleys Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Lindley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ray Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ray Gate | Local resolution |
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