Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellhouse Fields area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 520th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Wellhouse Fields (HD7 4EY) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Golcar average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellhouse Fields (HD7 4EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Low Westwood Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellhouse Fields (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellhouse Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellhouse Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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