Total Crime Rate

187.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Colne Valley , and the 146th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Victoria Street (HD7 6DF) in the last 12 months was 187.8 per 1,000 residents and was 206.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (HD7 6DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Packhorse Court, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dirker Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dirker Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oliver Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Head Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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