Total Crime Rate
70.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Quarmby Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 665th 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 Quarmby Road (HD3 4DZ) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quarmby Road (HD3 4DZ), 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.
View Crime In Golcar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vicarage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Firs Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meg Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Myrtle Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Douglas Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royd Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Royd Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesil Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesil Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesil Bank | Under investigation |
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