Total Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britannia Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britannia Road (HD3 4QB) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% higher than the Golcar average (83.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (HD3 4QB), the main crime hotspot is near Mill View. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Yew Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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