Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Longwood Edge Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 518th 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 Longwood Edge Road (HD3 4XN) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longwood Edge Road (HD3 4XN), the main crime hotspot is near Sigott Street. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longwood Edge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 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 Longwood Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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