Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 27th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 608th 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 Fernside Avenue (HD5 8PH) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernside Avenue (HD5 8PH), the main crime hotspot is near Fernside Crescent. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fernside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fernside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Industrial Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Greenside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Fernside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Royd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harvey Royd Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Round Wood Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenlea Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sharp Royd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharp Royd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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