Total Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
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Crime overview

Harvey Royd area has the 17th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harvey Royd (HD5 8SP) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harvey Royd (HD5 8SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastlands, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvey Royd (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harvey Royd area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharp Royd —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Royd —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleming Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleminghouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southfield Road —
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Data Sources

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