Total Crime Rate

182.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 182.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.3 9/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mountfield Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountfield Avenue (HD5 8RD) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 110.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountfield Avenue (HD5 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mountfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleminghouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fenay Lea Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mereside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenay Lea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Hill —
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Data Sources

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