Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walpole 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

Crime Over Time in Walpole Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Yew Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Walpole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bronte Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Green Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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