Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 156.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 93.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Manchester Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 206th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (HD4 5SP) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% higher than the Golcar average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (HD4 5SP), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lipscomb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmford'S Yard West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lipscomb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoffman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoffman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pymroyd Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Savile Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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