Total Crime Rate
157.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manchester Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 204th 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 5SZ) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% higher than the Golcar average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (HD4 5SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Francis Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Golcar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Cottages | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoffman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pymroyd Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | New Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoffman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Francis Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southern Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Cottages | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Francis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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