Total Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 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 145.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 24.2 7/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Leymoor Road 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 Leymoor Road (HD3 4SW) 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 Leymoor Road (HD3 4SW), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leymoor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sigott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sigott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sigott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sigott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Court —
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spindle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spindle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Hexham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broomroyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Broomroyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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