Total Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackmoorfoot Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Crosland Moor and Netherton , and the 419th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 36.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackmoorfoot Road (HD4 5QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorne Terrace, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivy Street (19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Crest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrhyn Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hawthorne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Matlock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hawthorne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ivy Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cromarty Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalmeny Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartwright Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Horsfall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seagrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seagrave Road | Under investigation |
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