Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ainley Park area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 459th lowest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ainley Park (HD7 4HE) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ainley Park (HD7 4HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodville Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Golcar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ainley Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scarhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodville Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodville Avenue | Under investigation |
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