Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victoria Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 614th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Street (HD5 8AL) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Almondbury average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (HD5 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Green Mount. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Pleasant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eastwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Trevelyan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothwell Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Lane
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Mount Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birkhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Lane
Sep 2025Other theft Batley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highroyd Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Mount Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Mount Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Green Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coniston Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Diamond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankfield Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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