Crime Rates at Yew Tree Lane, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5HU

Yew Tree Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 525th 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 Yew Tree Lane (HD7 5HU) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Colne Valley average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Lane (HD7 5HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nields Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lingards Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.