Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 87.8 7/10
  • Burglary 40.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Benomley Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 528th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Benomley Road (HD5 8LS) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher than the Almondbury average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benomley Road (HD5 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Benomley Crescent. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benomley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Foxglove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benomley Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benomley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waste Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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