Total Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackmoorfoot Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Crosland Moor and Netherton , and the 411th lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blackmoorfoot Road (HD4 5QU) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackmoorfoot Road (HD4 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Ivy Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crosland Moor and Netherton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Horsfall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ivy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalmeny Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dalmeny Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Seagrave Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Horsfall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Horsfall Street | Under investigation |
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