Total Crime Rate

52.2 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 52.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Brook Lane area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 489th lowest crime rate of 1,334 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 Brook Lane (HD7 4JA) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Lane (HD7 4JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carr Top Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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