Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Wyvern Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wyvern Avenue (HD3 4BH) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyvern Avenue (HD3 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Reinwood Road. Police recorded 27 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 Wyvern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bay Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Hollin Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saunders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Haywood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haywood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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