Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.4 3/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorlands 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.

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Crime Over Time in Moorlands Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Roman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Antony Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs M62 Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs M62 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ray Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Antony Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs M62 Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxleys Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Lindley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ray Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ray Gate Local resolution

Data Sources

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