Total Crime Rate
71.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walpole Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Crosland Moor and Netherton , and the 664th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 5EX) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Crosland Moor and Netherton average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walpole Road (HD4 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thackeray Grove (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crosland Moor and Netherton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thackeray Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thackeray Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thackeray Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thackeray Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Yew Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Walpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bronte Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Green Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbert Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor End Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thackeray Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thackeray Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thackeray Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thackeray Grove | Under investigation |
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