Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 48.5 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowling Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 327th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowling Street (HD4 5TF) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher than the Golcar average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowling Street (HD4 5TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Francis Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pickford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pymroyd Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Royal Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pymroyd Under investigation
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Data Sources

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