Total Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 48th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 622nd lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorlands Road (HD3 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Golcar average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorlands Road (HD3 3UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Moorlands Edge. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxleys Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Antony Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Antony Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ray Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Ray Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ray Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorlands Edge —
Sep 2025Drugs Roman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorlands Edge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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