Crime Rates at Old School Lane, Huddersfield, HD5 8HQ

Old School Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 226th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old School Lane (HD5 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 81.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Lane (HD5 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hallows Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.