Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Longwood Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 196th 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 Longwood Road (HD3 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 139.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longwood Road (HD3 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Victory Avenue. Police recorded 47 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 Longwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Victory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royds Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royds Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Firs Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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