Crime Rates at Orchard Street West, Longwood, Huddersfield, HD3 4TE

Orchard Street West area has the 46th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 573rd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Street West (HD3 4TE) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street West (HD3 4TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royal Terrace, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crow Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.