Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Southfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 299th 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 Southfield Road (HD5 8RY) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% higher than the Almondbury average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Road (HD5 8RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farfield Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Almondbury

Crime Over Time in Southfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waste Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Farfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallows Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Snapes Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tinderley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Highlands Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sikes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickbank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickbank —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 25 of 25

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑