Crime Rates at Causeway Side, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5NW

Causeway Side area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 187th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Causeway Side (HD7 5NW) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 182.4% higher than the Colne Valley average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Causeway Side (HD7 5NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Ridgeways, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Humber Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.