Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 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 73.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Harp Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 641st highest 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 Harp Road (HD3 4HH) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harp Road (HD3 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Royds Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harp Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cliffe End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Royds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Firs Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Firs Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Road Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Meg Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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