Total Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leymoor Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 240th 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 Leymoor Road (HD7 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leymoor Road (HD7 4QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Field Head. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Golcar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clay Well | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Side Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Banks Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Field Head | Under investigation |
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