Crime Rates at Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0AS

Penistone Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 585th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penistone Road (HD8 0AS) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Almondbury average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penistone Road (HD8 0AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushfield Vale (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.