Crime Rates at Northgate, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8RX

Northgate area has the highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 20th 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 Northgate (HD5 8RX) in the last 12 months was 512.2 per 1,000 residents and was 457.1% higher than the Almondbury average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northgate (HD5 8RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farfield Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.