Total Crime Rate

112.4 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 112.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Yew Tree Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 380th 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 Yew Tree Lane (HD4 5UY) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Lane (HD4 5UY), the main crime hotspot is near Mill View. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Tree Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinder Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Josephine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodside Veiw Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinder Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Yew Tree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manse Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minerva Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Josephine Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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