Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.6 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 71.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wood Street area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 654th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (HD3 4RF) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (HD3 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Hexham Green. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 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 2026Other crime Hexham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rufford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chancel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwing Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancel Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rufford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Broomroyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broomroyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longwood Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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