Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Birks Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 650th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birks Road (HD3 4TD) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birks Road (HD3 4TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lipscomb Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Royal Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Savile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Savile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royd Street Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royd Street Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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