Total Crime Rate

148.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Josephine Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Josephine Road (HD4 5UD) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher than the Golcar average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Josephine Road (HD4 5UD), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Josephine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minerva Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodside Veiw Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Josephine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Josephine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manse Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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