Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linthwaite Croft area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 575th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linthwaite Croft (HD7 5FF) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Colne Valley average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linthwaite Croft (HD7 5FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tudor Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockerhead Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linthwaite Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockerhead Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Banks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spa Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spa Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockerhead Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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