Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wood Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 357th 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 Wood Street (HD3 4RD) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (HD3 4RD), the main crime hotspot is near Botham Hall Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broomroyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancel Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Thornhill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chancel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwing Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Rufford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rufford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Broomroyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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