Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 65.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Longcroft Street area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 624th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longcroft Street (HD7 4EA) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longcroft Street (HD7 4EA), 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 Longcroft Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ainley Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scarhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodville Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryefields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfield Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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