Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Britannia Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 619th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britannia Road (HD3 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (HD3 4QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lipscomb Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New 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 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Cottages Under investigation
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Data Sources

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