Total Crime Rate
73.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harp 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.
View Crime In Golcar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cliffe End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harp Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royds Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Firs Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Firs Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harp Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Meg Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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