Total Crime Rate

189.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 189.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 147th 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 Orchard Court (HD3 4SU) in the last 12 months was 189.3 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 127.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Court (HD3 4SU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botham Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Botham Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Botham Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Botham Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hexham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hexham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Maple Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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