Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 47.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lowerhouses Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 435th 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 Lowerhouses Road (HD3 4DY) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowerhouses Road (HD3 4DY), 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 Lowerhouses Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burfitts Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Meg Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burfitts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cliffe End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chesil Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesil Bank —
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Data Sources

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