Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

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 5ET) 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 5ET), the main crime hotspot is near Wellfield Bank. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Crosland Moor and Netherton

Crime Over Time in Walpole Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainecross Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryclough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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