Total Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manchester Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar , and the 631st lowest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Manchester Road (HD7 5RD) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Golcar average (83.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (HD7 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Mill View. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Golcar| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Yew Tree Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mill View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minerva Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mill View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Britannia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Britannia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodside Veiw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsden Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsden Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ramsden Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinder Avenue | Under investigation |
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