Total Crime Rate
109.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Downing Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 387th 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 Downing Street (HD7 5PU) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Downing Street (HD7 5PU), the main crime hotspot is near Longfield Court. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Colne Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stones Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longfield Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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