Crime Rates at Walpole Road, Huddersfield, HD4 5ES

Walpole Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Crosland Moor and Netherton , and the 345th lowest 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 Walpole Road (HD4 5ES) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Crosland Moor and Netherton average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Road (HD4 5ES), the main crime hotspot is near Thackeray Grove. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.