Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Willwood Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Greenhead , and the 417th highest 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 Willwood Avenue (HD3 4DN) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% higher than the Greenhead average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willwood Avenue (HD3 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Chesil Bank. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haywood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Haywood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mountbatten Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountbatten Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesil Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesil Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesil Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bay Close —
Sep 2025Public order Bay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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