Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Josephine Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 157th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Josephine Road (HD4 5UD) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Josephine Road (HD4 5UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Josephine Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minerva Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Josephine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Veiw 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perseverance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perseverance Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minerva Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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