Total Crime Rate

490.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 490.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 238.7 10/10
  • Other theft 58.1 10/10
  • Burglary 38.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fernside Crescent (HD5 8PJ) in the last 12 months was 490.3 per 1,000 residents and was 433.3% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 271.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernside Crescent (HD5 8PJ), 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 Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Greenside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fernside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Industrial Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenlea Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sharp Royd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharp Royd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Greenside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Fernside Crescent Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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