Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meg Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 426th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Meg Lane (HD3 4QP) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meg Lane (HD3 4QP), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meg Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royd Croft —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Royd Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meg Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Firs Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Savile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Savile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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