Total Crime Rate

106.2 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 106.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Greenhead Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 415th 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 Greenhead Avenue (HD5 8EA) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenhead Avenue (HD5 8EA), the main crime hotspot is near Oaklands Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenhead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brian Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kingston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosemeade Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felcote Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhead Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tinderley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenhead Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coach House Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coach House Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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