Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Scar Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 335th 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 Scar Lane (HD3 4PY) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scar Lane (HD3 4PY), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scar Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Court —
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Hexham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rufford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rufford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwing Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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