Crime Rates at Fernside Close, Huddersfield, HD5 8PL

Fernside Close 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 Close (HD5 8PL) 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 Close (HD5 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sharp Royd, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fleming Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.