Total Crime Rate

112.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fernside Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 378th 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 Fernside Avenue (HD5 8NR) in the last 12 months was 112.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 144.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernside Avenue (HD5 8NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brickbank, where police recorded 18 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fernside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nowell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brickbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosemeade Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Far View Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sikes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tinderley Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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