Total Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 20.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cowlersley Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowlersley Lane (HD4 5UT) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Golcar average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowlersley Lane (HD4 5UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladybower Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Main Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowlersley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ladybower Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ladybower Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yew Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladybower Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Ramsden Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ladybower Avenue Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Veiw Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minerva Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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