Total Crime Rate

306.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 306.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maple Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 56th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Avenue (HD7 4BD) in the last 12 months was 306.9 per 1,000 residents and was 261.4% higher than the Golcar average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 180.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Avenue (HD7 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Tree Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Court (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hexham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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