Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterloo Rise area has the 35th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 630th lowest crime rate of 1,332 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 Waterloo Rise (HD5 8QD) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Almondbury average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Rise (HD5 8QD), the main crime hotspot is near A629. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleming Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A629 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A629 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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