Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Scar Lane area has the 49th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 631st highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scar Lane (HD7 4AR) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Golcar average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scar Lane (HD7 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Heathfield Mews. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scar Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Scarhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryefields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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