Crime Rates at Penistone Road, Waterloo, Huddersfield, HD5 8QT

Penistone Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 545th lowest 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 Penistone Road (HD5 8QT) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penistone Road (HD5 8QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A629 (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.