Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dowker Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 555th 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 Dowker Street (HD3 4JB) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowker Street (HD3 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dowker Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meg Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cliffe End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipscomb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lipscomb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoffman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoffman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Savile Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmford'S Yard West Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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