Total Crime Rate

311.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.3 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 311.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 68.8 8/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Armitage Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armitage Road (HD3 4JN) in the last 12 months was 311.6 per 1,000 residents and was 267.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 141.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armitage Road (HD3 4JN), 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 Armitage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Meg Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Factory Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Royds Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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