Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Longwood Gate area has the 48th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 592nd 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 Longwood Gate (HD3 4UP) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longwood Gate (HD3 4UP), the main crime hotspot is near Broomroyd. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longwood Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spindle Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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