Crime Rates at Market Walk, Marsden, Huddersfield, HD7 6BX

Market Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 107th 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 Market Walk (HD7 6BX) in the last 12 months was 225.4 per 1,000 residents and was 278.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Walk (HD7 6BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Packhorse Court, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brougham Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.