Total Crime Rate

190.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 190.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Southfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 138th 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 8SA) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 119.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfield Road (HD5 8SA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Southfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sikes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulbert Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulbert Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulbert Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernside Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Farfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northgate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickbank
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickbank
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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