Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lowergate area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 510th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowergate (HD3 4EP) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowergate (HD3 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Victory Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowergate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Royds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Factory Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Firs Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Firs Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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