Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burfitts Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Greenhead , and the 447th 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 Burfitts Road (HD3 4YL) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Greenhead average (91.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burfitts Road (HD3 4YL), the main crime hotspot is near Chesil Bank. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burfitts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawes Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reinwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chesil Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesil Bank —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burfitts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burfitts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakes Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakes Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Westfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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