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

Casson Street 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 Casson Street (HD4 5TE) 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 Casson Street (HD4 5TE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Casson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoffman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pymroyd Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoffman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayres Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ayres Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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