Crime Rates at Hawthorne Close, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0BR

Hawthorne Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Almondbury , and the 609th highest crime rate of 1,332 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 Hawthorne Close (HD8 0BR) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Almondbury average (86.6 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Close (HD8 0BR), the main crime hotspot is near Highgate Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.