Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 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 110.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Sharp Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 379th 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 Sharp Lane (HD4 6TH) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Almondbury average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharp Lane (HD4 6TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Almondbury Common, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westgate (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sharp Lane area

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Data Sources

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