Crime Rates at Somerset Road, Huddersfield, HD5 8LY

Somerset Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 428th lowest 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 Somerset Road (HD5 8LY) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (HD5 8LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tinderley Grove, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nowell Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.