Total Crime Rate

169.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 169.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Crown Square area has the 16th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 177th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crown Square (HD3 4HR) in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 113.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Square (HD3 4HR), 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 Crown Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
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 Victory Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victory Avenue Under investigation
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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