Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Cote area has the 36th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 1,334 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 Lower Cote (HD6 3QN) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Ashbrow average (102.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Cote (HD6 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Cote. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Cote area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Cote Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clough Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Cote Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gernhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gernhill Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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