Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 62.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Western Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 591st lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (HD4 5TH) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Golcar average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (HD4 5TH), 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 Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Francis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
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 Woodside Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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