Crime Rates at Elmfield Avenue, Huddersfield, HD3 4SQ

Elmfield Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 241st 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 Elmfield Avenue (HD3 4SQ) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmfield Avenue (HD3 4SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Tree Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Court (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.