Total Crime Rate

207.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 207.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chesil Bank area has the 11th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chesil Bank (HD3 4DR) in the last 12 months was 207.6 per 1,000 residents and was 144.5% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesil Bank (HD3 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Chesil Bank. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chesil Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reinwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chesil Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawes Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesil Bank
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burfitts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burfitts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakes Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakes Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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