Total Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellfield Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 Wellfield Road (HD3 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Golcar average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellfield Road (HD3 4BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bay Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lockwood Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Haywood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Haywood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Gorse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luck Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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